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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

US border officials are closing a remote Arizona crossing because of overwhelming migrant arrivals

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

So many migrants are crossing from Mexico into the United States around remote Lukeville, Arizona that U.S. officials say they will close the port of entry there so that the operations officials who watch over vehicle and pedestrian traffic going both ways can help Border Patrol agents arrest and process the new arrivals.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Friday that the temporary closure of the crossing will start Monday as officials grapple with changing migration routes that have overwhelmed Border Patrol agents stationed there.

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