With Lukeville Port Closed US Citizens Warned Alternative Routes To Rocky Point Are Not Safe

On Wednesday, the U.S. State Department issued an advisory warning U.S. citizens that using alternative routes to Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point) is not safe.

Message for U.S. Citizens: Update on Travel to Puerto Peñasco:

Due to the continued closure of the Lukeville-Sonoyta U.S. Port of Entry, the U.S. Consulate General reminds U.S. citizens that U.S. government employees may not travel to Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point) using any other route until the Lukeville Port of Entry reopens. U.S. citizens are reminded that Sonora is Level 3 – Reconsider Travel due to crime and kidnapping in the Department of State’s Mexico Travel Advisory.

Actions to Take:

U.S. citizens traveling to or from Puerto Peñasco, are strongly advised not to use alternate routes through Sonora. Review the Mexico Travel Advisory, weigh the security risks, and consider making alternate plans.

Travel during daylight hours only.

Monitor local media for updates, follow directions from local officials, and in case of emergency, call 911.

Maintain a high level of vigilance and keep a low profile.

The Lukeville Port of Entry is currently closed to all migration except the illegal kind due to the fact that Border Patrol and Customs agents have been reassigned to processing the mass of illegal aliens crossing daily.

The Lukeville Port provides access to the coast of Mexico and border communities that are now suffering economically due to the inability of tourists on both sides of the border to travel during a normally busy holiday shopping and vacationing period.

The closure has forced travelers between the two countries to trek over two additional hours to go back and forth between Arizona and Mexico.

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