Ciscomani Leads Bipartisan Congressional Leaders to Southern Arizona for Border Briefings

TUCSON - Last week, U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06), hosted bipartisan colleagues from the Problem Solvers Caucus to southern Arizona. The members included co-chairs Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), Tom Suozzi (D-NY-3), and members Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19), Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11), and Jim Costa (D-CA-21).

During the visit, the Congressmen met with National Border Patrol Council representatives, ranching and local law enforcement stakeholders, met with U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Tucson Sector leadership and joined a briefing at the Southwest Border Intelligence Center, had a warehouse tour with trade and commerce stakeholders in Nogales, had a briefing and tour of Nogales Port of Entry from Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers, received a border wall line tour with USBP, and met with National Immigration Forum stakeholders.

"It was my honor to welcome this group of effective legislators to my home of southern Arizona. This trip was important for us to see the progress made at the southern border firsthand and allows us to return to Washington with insightful information from the folks on the ground," Congressman Ciscomani said. "We've been able to make great strides on border security since January, and I'm hopeful there will be an opening to find a solution the challenges before us."

During the trip, Congressman Ciscomani also held a media availability in Tucson before heading to Nogales for the remainder of the events.

You may scroll below for photos from the visit.