Arizona Border Towns Facing Surge of Illegal Migrant ‘Drop-Offs’

City officials and law enforcement point to sudden change in apprehension policy by Biden administration.

Migrants prepare to be transported by bus to processing faciities in Yuma, Ariz., on May 18, 2023. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

BISBEE, Ariz.—Around the middle of September, residents say U.S. Border Patrol vehicles started showing up without warning at the Safeway plaza in Bisbee, Arizona, about five miles from the boundary with Mexico.

Locals then watched as Border Patrol agents dropped off illegal immigrants—men, women, and children. This happened mostly during the daylight hours, but even at 3 a.m. as the city slept.