{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://stanton.house.gov/2023/12/stanton-ciscomani-demand-dhs-timeline-for-reopening-of-lukeville-arizona-port-of-entry", "Stanton, Ciscomani Demand DHS Timeline for Reopening of Lukeville, Arizona Port of Entry", "2023-12-06", "2023", "2023-12", "Democrat", "House", "AZ", "Greg Stanton", "S001211", "stanton.house.gov", "stanton", "https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C.\u2014Representatives Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04) and Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-06) demanded the Department of Homeland Security provide a timeline for reopening the Lukeville Port of Entry along the Arizona-Mexico border. The POE closed indefinitely Monday for all pedestrians and vehicles as DHS redirected all Customs and Border Protection staff to assist in processing an unprecedented surge of migrant arrivals.\n\nIn a letter to DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, the Representatives called for clarity on what metrics will be evaluated to determine when the POE will reopen, as well as what resources have been redirected to the Tucson sector to ensure a swift return to normal operations. Full text of the letter isHERE.\n\n\u201cArizonans and Mexicans benefit from efficient cross-border commerce and tourism,\u201d the representatives wrote. \u201cWe\u2019ve heard from constituents concerned about the impact of the port\u2019s closure on their businesses and personal travel. We\u2019re also deeply concerned the closure may increase wait times and force trade and tourism to reroute to already understaffed ports in the Tucson and Yuma sectors.\u201d\n\nAs the New Democrat Coalition\u2019s Immigration and Border Security Task Force Chair, Stanton hasled the call for a vote on the Administration\u2019s request for $13.6 billion in emergency supplemental border security funding. The supplemental appropriations would, in part, go to hire an additional 1,300 Border Patrol agents to maintain border security and 1,600 Asylum Officers and 375 immigration judge teams to hear migrant claims.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T01:14:16Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://stanton.house.gov/2023/12/stanton-ciscomani-demand-dhs-timeline-for-reopening-of-lukeville-arizona-port-of-entry"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.010185107588768, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}