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Ducey agrees to remove shipping containers from border

PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey has agreed to remove all the shipping containers he has installed along the border.

But his press aide insists his boss is not caving in in the wake of a lawsuit filed against Arizona state by the Biden administration threatening to remove the barrier and then bill the state.

In fact, C.J. Karamargin said the deal actually is a victory because it gets Ducey what he wanted all along: a commitment by Washington to start closing gaps in the existing wall.

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