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Arizona Governor Launches ‘Operation SECURE’ Amid Surge of Illegal Border Crossings

The operation seeks to leverage state assets as thousands of new daily arrivals threaten to overwhelm federal ports of entry.
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Arizona Governor Launches ‘Operation SECURE’ Amid Surge of Illegal Border Crossings
A crowd of illegal aliens wait to board buses to take them to welcome centers in Arizona near the temporarily closed Lukeville Port of Entry on Dec. 7, 2023. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
Allan Stein
By Allan Stein
12/9/2023Updated: 12/21/2023
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LUKEVILLE, Ariz.—An unmarked white minivan hazy with dust rumbled along the dirt road to a federal processing station less than two miles north of the international border in Lukeville, Arizona.

The minivan pulled into a large parking area, also dirt, where dozens of illegal aliens milled around outside large military-style tents with their worldly belongings at their feet.

Allan Stein
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Allan Stein is a national reporter for The Epoch Times based in Arizona.
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