Shuttered Arizona Border Crossing Is Set to Reopen
The border crossing in a remote Arizona community was a passage for thousands of workers, families and businesses in the region who relied on it every day.
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The border crossing in a remote Arizona community was a passage for thousands of workers, families and businesses in the region who relied on it every day.
PHOENIX, Ariz. — A remote Arizona border crossing that was shuttered last month to help strained immigration authorities cope with a surge in migrants in the nearby desert will reopen this week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Tuesday evening. The agency did not explain why it had decided to reopen the crossing, and it did not say whether there had been any recent shift in the daily arrival of hundreds of migrants who unlawfully slip through gaps in the border wall in the deserts before
While issues at the Southern border have dominated headlines in recent weeks, officials at the Pima County Medical Center continue to track migrant deaths and work to identify remains found near the border. Doing so is an extensive process that requires great care and attention to detail.
Roughly 2,000 to 3,000 people a day crossed north, according to the US Department of Transportation. The next-closest crossing is several hours away by car.
The city of Tucson