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(LUKEVILLE, Ariz.) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be temporarily suspending operations on Monday at a border crossing in Lukeville, Arizona, in order to free up agents to deal with what they call "increased levels of migrant encounters" at the border "fueled by smugglers peddling disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals." Border officials said
So many migrants are crossing from Mexico into Arizona around remote Lukeville that U.S. officials are closing the port of entry there.
RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images(LUKEVILLE, Ariz.) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be temporarily suspending operations on Monday at a border crossing in Lukeville, Arizona, in order to free up agents to deal with what they call "increased levels of migrant encounters" at the border "fueled by smugglers peddling disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals." Border officials said they are redirecting all vehicle and pedestrian traffic to other ports of entry in the area. The agency told ABC News that the Tucson sector, where Lukeville is located, is current...
RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images(LUKEVILLE, Ariz.) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be temporarily suspending operations on Monday at a border crossing in Lukeville, Arizona, in order to free up agents to deal with what they call "increased levels of migrant encounters" at the border "fueled by smugglers peddling disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals." Border officials said they are redirecting all vehicle and pedestrian traffic to other ports of entry in the area. The agency told ABC News that the Tucson sector, where Lukeville is located, is current...
RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images(LUKEVILLE, Ariz.) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection will be temporarily suspending operations on Monday at a border crossing in Lukeville, Arizona, in order to free up agents to deal with what they call "increased...