Category: Border Crossing

Check Point Colombia-Laredo Inaugurated

LAREDO, TX - Designed with advice from the Border Patrol and the United States Customs and Border Protection Office, the new Check Point of the Colombia - Laredo Border Port was inaugurated The point is operated by the Civil Force and the...

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Border Patrol reports decrease in number of encounters in El Paso

EL PASO, TX - The Border Patrol reported that agents working in the El Paso sector continue to enforce Title 8 authority, with a decrease in the number of encounters since May 11 Since the end of Title 42 on May 11, daily encounters with...

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El Paso appoints new International Bridge Director

EL PASO, TX - The City of El Paso, Texas announced that Roberto Tinajero has been appointed Director of the City's International Bridge Department Tinajero had been serving as Interim Director of the department since November 2022, so his...

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El Paso and Laredo maintain unemployment rates in June

EL PASO, TX - During the month of June 2023, Texas border cities such as Brownsville and McAllen showed slight variations in their annualized unemployment rate, while cities such as El Paso and Laredo remained unchanged, according to figures...

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U.S. to strengthen measures to reduce illegal immigration

UNITED STATES - The Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced new measures to continue to reduce irregular migration in the Western Hemisphere, significantly increase legal routes for protection, and facilitate the...

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CBP to install new vehicle scanning system

EL PASO - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will begin construction of Low Energy Portals (LEP) scanning systems at El Paso's Bridge of the Americas international crossing beginning March 8  The systems will be placed in the passenger...

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Border Closure Warned in Eagle Pass

TEXAS - Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry announced the temporary interruption of vehicular traffic on the Camino Real International Bridge beginning November 12, starting at 1:00 pm According to CBP...

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Otay Mesa international crossing pedestrian booths remodeling begins

BAJA CALIFORNIA - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that the Otay Mesa port of entry on the border with Tijuana, Baja California began construction of northbound pedestrian booths as of September 12, as part of a larger modernization...

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Container wall stops migration in Arizona

ARIZONA - Arizona Gov Doug Ducey celebrated the installation of shipping containers on the southern border with Mexico, saying such structures have helped bring additional security to Yuma and other communities "The last time I stood along the...

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Abbott invites mayors of New York and Washington to visit the Texas-Mexico Border

TEXAS - Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser inviting them to visit the South Texas border to see firsthand what he called the humanitarian crisis In the letter sent, Abbott...

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