Arizona Democrats Blast Government’s ‘Indefinite Closure’ of Lukeville Port of Entry

A trio of Arizona Democrats issue a statement criticizing the government measure as further destabilizing the southern border with Mexico.

Illegal immigrants wait to be processed by U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing into Arizona from Mexico near Yuma, Ariz., on Sept. 26, 2022. John Moore/Getty Images

Three top Arizona politicians denounced this week the closure of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Lukeville Port of Entry as further destabilizing the southern border with Mexico amid thousands of new illegal arrivals daily.

On Dec. 1, Arizona Senators Kyrsten Sinema, a former Democrat turned Independent, Mark Kelly (D), and Governor Katie Hobbs (D) issued the joint statement three days before the closure took place.