Category: Border Crossing

EL PASO – The federal government is using counter-narcotics funds to build or replace several miles of border wall in El Paso Upgrades are ongoing just south of the Border Highway west of the Ysleta port of entry and include a 4-mile stretch...

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By Nancy J Gonzalez COVID-19 restrictions such as the non-essential travel ban between Mexico and the US as well as business closures have left border cities economically paralyzed Hotels, stores, restaurants, dental offices, and drug stores...

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MEXICALI – Mexicali Police Chief Alejandro Lora Torres said southbound COVID-19 checkpoints will continue for drivers entering Mexicali Residents in Calexico and Mexicali have complained the COVID checks slow traffic and business in the border...

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MEXICO – The Mexican government proposed that the United States extend the partial closure of their common border for another month until Sept 21, announced Mexican Foreign minister, Marcelo Ebrard, as the spread of the coronavirus continues...

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MEXICO – During July, the labor market in half of the country's states showed signs of recovery in the midst of the economic and health crisis experienced in Mexico by the COVID-19 pandemic According to data from the Ministry of Labor and...

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TEXAS – Most ports across Texas saw steep declines in imports from Mexico and other countries as the coronavirus continues to impact international trade Trade at the Port of El Paso plunged 49%, from US$39 billion to US$20 billion through the...

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TECATE – Twice as many pedestrians will be able to cross into the US at the newly-expanded Tecate Port of Entry in a remote area of Southern California The General Services Administration said the $664,000 project is complete and will...

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JUAREZ – Excessive regulation of maquiladora companies, the only economic sector in Ciudad Juarez that is growing despite the pandemic, will further prolong the economic crisis resulting from COVID-19, said Isaac Leobardo Sánchez Juárez, an...

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LAREDO, TX – Just five months after submitting their application, Kansas City Southern’s presidential permit for a second international railroad bridge in Laredo was approved This new rail bridge will be constructed adjacent and just to the...

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SONORA – The railroad blockade in Sonora has affected several industries, such as automotive, cement, steel, mining and agriculture, said the Mexican Association of Railways (AMF) The AMF reported that the blockades on the railroad tracks by...

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