Southwest ports of entry to reopen, officials say
Four Southwest border ports of entry that had been closed due to a recent migrant surge will reopen later this week, White House officials said Tuesday.
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Four Southwest border ports of entry that had been closed due to a recent migrant surge will reopen later this week, White House officials said Tuesday.
"Thank God it was only a month. It's been pretty tough down here," says a Rocky Point business owner as the U.S. plans to reopen port of entry Jan. 4
Arizona’s port of entry in Lukeville is reopening at 6 a.m. on Thursday, following a month of bipartisan criticism of the federal government for shutting it down. On Dec. 4, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that the Lukeville Port of Entry, which many Arizonans use to get to Rocky Point, would be closing temporarily, but never said when it would reopen.
The Department of Homeland Security said it will reopen the Lukeville Port of Entry on Thursday, January 4 at 6 a.m.
A one-month closure to all traffic forced long detours for travelers between Arizona and portions of Sonora and disrupted routine border crossings.