U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) Dudley Hoskins, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Administrator Kelly Moore, USDA APHIS Associate Administrator Michael Schmoyer, and USDA APHIS Chief Veterinary Officer Alan Huddleston observe cattle undergoing pre-export inspections at the Agua Prieta quarantine facility in Sonora, Mexico. After spay verification, tick treatment, New World screwworm examination and treatment by Mexican and APHIS officials, cattle cross the border into Douglas, AZ, where they enter U.S. holding pens on August 24, 2026.
Livestock imports were halted after NWS detections in Mexico, allowing USDA and SENASICA to expand surveillance, sterile fly dispersal, and rigorous, multi-layered
inspection protocols. Today’s port reopening reflects verified progress under the joint U.S.-Mexico Action Plan
USDA’s phased reopening restores a critical livestock trade route, backed by comprehensive farm-level preparations, multiple pre-export veterinary inspections by Mexican and APHIS veterinarians to ensure animals arrive free of New World screwworm and meet all U.S. import requirements.
The first Mexican cattle—inspected, treated, and cleared under USDA’s multi-layered import protocol—enter the United States at Douglas, AZ.. USDA Media by Lance Cheung.
| Date Taken: | 08.24.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.25.2026 02:07 |
| Category: | B-Roll |
| Video ID: | 1020468 |
| VIRIN: | 260824-P-D0001-1004 |
| Filename: | DOD_111924415 |
| Length: | 00:00:20 |
| Location: | DOUGLAS, ARIZONA, US |
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