CBP shuts down border checkpoints due to influx of migrants, setting back anti-trafficking efforts

Published March 10, 2021 2:37pm ET



Customs and Border Protection is shutting down three highway checkpoints in Arizona as personnel move to instead deal with the increase of migrants on the southern border.

“Tucson Sector has redirected manpower, based on operational needs in response to shifting traffic patterns, resulting in the closure of several tactical checkpoints in southeastern Arizona,” CBP told Fox News.

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