Category: Border Crossing

Colombia-Laredo Bridge Expansion receives boost from U.S. authorities

TEXAS - The expansion of the International Bridge of the Colombia-Laredo Border Port, the point of union of Nuevo Leon with Texas and the United States, received a boost from US authorities The Reform Law approved by the US Congress will...

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Amistad Dam International Crossing Temporarily Suspended

UNITED STATES – The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations will temporarily suspend operations at the Amistad Dam international crossing, to facilitate dam maintenance being performed by the International Boundary and...

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GSA allocates US$10 million to modernize the Bridge of the Americas

EL PASO, TX - The US General Services Administration (GSA) has allocated nearly US$10 million to modernize the Bridge of the Americas, which connects El Paso, Texas, with Ciudad Juarez, Mexico The project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and...

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Texas borders among the safest cities in the U.S.

TEXAS - Texas border cities such as El Paso, Laredo and Brownsville appeared on Wallet Hub's list of the safest cities in the United States, highlighting aspects such as finances, assaults and deaths per capita, as well as natural disaster risks,...

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Juárez-El Paso export backlog expected to take up to three weeks

EL PASO, TX - Even without an official announcement from the Texas Department of State Security (DPS), as of Tuesday morning, October 17, the exhaustive inspections of trailers at the international crossings between Juarez-El Paso were...

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Eagle Pass Bridge System succeeds in collaborating with CBP to reopen Bridge 1 in Eagle Pass

EAGLE PASS, TX - Bridge Director Mr Homero Balderas was present at today’s Bridge 1 reopening alongside CBP Port Director Mr Pete Beattie, CBP Chief Mr Luis Rodriguez and CBP Chief of Staff Mr Adalberto Morales All were present to ensure a...

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will resume commercial operations

JUAREZ - Starting Tuesday, October 10, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will resume commercial operations at the Bridge of the Americas cargo facility on a limited schedule After nearly four weeks with dedicated export lanes, CBP reported...

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Migratory crisis could leave losses of US$800 million

EL PASO, TX - The migratory crisis that has kept cargo crossings closed at the Cordova-Americas bridge at the Ciudad Juarez-El Paso border would have left losses of up to US$87133 million in the period from September 18 to 30, according to the...

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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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