Border issues remain in Arizona even as apprehension numbers decline

Adam Klepp joins ABC15 Arizona as a multimedia journalist after stops in Yuma and Tucson.

Olga Garcia looks through the border fence in Nogales at her mom who she hasn't seen in ten years.'Imagine, it's hard,' Garcia says about being separated from her family.She lives in Utah, and says she came to the U.S. with a work visa. She's now applying for citizenship and says if she leaves the U.S. she won't be allowed back in.'I just want to see my family,' Garcia said. 'I don't want to talk to them behind this thing.

”At the nearby Arivaca Fire District, which includes 28 miles of border, there’s frustration this didn’t come sooner.Chief Tangye Beckham says they’re often responding to migrant 911 calls.“Last year it was $75,000 for my department,' Chief Beckham said. Her budget for the year is just under $500,000.She adds the district has been unable to get reimbursed for any of the migrant medical calls when migrants are not in CBP custody, as the migrants don't have billable insurance.

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