Blaze News investigates: Small border town battles port closure amid rising immigration

United States Customs and Border Protection announced on December 1, 2023, that the Lukeville Port of Entry in Arizona would be “temporarily” closed down “until further notice.”

Nearby local communities and small businesses were stunned by the abrupt news and were left with no indication of when the port’s operations would resume.

Less than 30 miles up the road from the Lukeville Port of Entry lies the town of Why, an unincorporated rural community with approximately 100 residents, a number that fluctuates depending on the time of year with snowbirds heading elsewhere during the hot summer months. Travelers on their way to Mexico from the Phoenix metropolitan area, Tucson, and California converge at Why, the final stop before reaching the Lukeville port. The border crossing offers the

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