By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
Last updated at 8:10 AM on 20th April 2011
Allegations: Sheriff Larry Dever claims Border Control agents have ordered officers not to arrest illegal immigrants
Border Patrol agents have told dozens of law enforcement officers to stop arresting illegal immigrants crossing into the U.S. from Mexico, an Arizona sheriff has claimed
Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever claims the order was issued to reduce official figures on the number of apprehensions at the border.
He said agents have instead told him and other law enforcement officers to chase the immigrants back towards Mexico.
He claims has been 'flooded' with emails supporting his accusations.
The revelations come just a few weeks after Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano cited the lower arrest rates as evidence of a more secure border.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner Alan Bersin even said: 'The border is more secure than it has ever been.'
Sheriff Dever first made the claims to Fox News earlier this month, saying several Border Patrol officials - including at least one senior supervisor - told him they had been ordered to turn immigrants 'Back South' (TBS) rather than arresting them.
At the time, Border Patrol chief Michael Fisher wrote to Sheriff Dever denying the accusations.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1378739/Sheriff-Larry-Dever-says-Border-Patrol-told-officers-STOP-arresting-Mexican-illegal-immigrants.html#ixzz1KAnpJVJh
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