A group of immigrant rights activists from across the country visited the U.S.-Mexico border near Yuma last weekend.

Representatives of more than 40 organizations participate in a 2,200-mile pilgrimage along the border called Witness at the Border. In Brownsville, Texas he started on December 2nd. It ended on Sunday, International Immigration Day in San Diego.

Early Friday morning, the group met with immigrants and local aid workers where the border fence meets Kokopa land in western Yuma County.

Joshua Rubin, founder of Witness at the Border, says it’s both an opportunity to provide a more welcoming face to immigrants and a learning experience for activists.

“When people come here and see it for themselves and see what’s going on here, it’s going to change their minds. I know that,” Rubin told KAWC. That’s why we encourage people to see it for themselves and disagree with that line people are spreading to promote fear.

The journey began as the pandemic-era policy known as Title 42 was set to end on Wednesday. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted his 11th hour request by a group of Republican attorneys general from 19 states, including Arizona, to extend those restrictions.

In an order signed by Justice John Roberts, the court required the Biden administration to respond by 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

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Stay tuned to KAWC for what’s next for Witness at the Border, Yuma Sector, and Title 42.

NPR contributed to this report.