USDA schedules livestock-import reopening at two New Mexico ports
APHIS lists October 26 for cattle imports at Columbus and equine imports at Santa Teresa, with animal-health safeguards retained.
What the record says
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service says it will reopen the Columbus, New Mexico, port to cattle imports from Mexico on October 26. It also lists October 26 for resuming equine imports by land at Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The agency says equines will undergo inspection and treatment before export and a seven-day quarantine at a USDA-approved facility on the U.S. side of the border. Nogales, Arizona, is provisionally scheduled to reopen to cattle imports November 30 if animal-health conditions, inspection arrangements and infrastructure support it.
Source details and supporting locations.
Practical next step
Importers should check APHIS’s current requirements and port arrangements before planning a shipment.
Limits and what is not established
The notice describes the agency’s reopening schedule and conditions; it does not confirm that a particular shipment has crossed. Further openings depend on animal-health risks and operational readiness. Mexican-side quarantine facilities at Santa Teresa remain closed in the notice.
Sources checked October 26, 2026. Later notices may change instructions or arrangements.
Original sources
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service: original information