Bridge of the Americas

Noi Mahoney Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Officials say migrant checkpoint in Mexico affects cargo truck wait times in Ciudad Juarez

After the threat of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Mexican freight transporters  are now facing a new challenge with an anti-immigration checkpoint in Ciudad Juarez that is stretching wait times up to three hours near the border. Trucks and passenger vehicles traveling on the Chihuahua-Juárez highway heading north to El Paso are being delayed at a […]

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Noi Mahoney Monday, June 24, 2019

Texas sends another 1,000 National Guard troops to Mexican border in response to migrant crisis

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, announced June 21 that he would send another 1,000 National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to aid the federal government with border security efforts. Abbott said the additional troops would serve a “short-term mission” assisting U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agents at new migrant facilities in the […]

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