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US to suspend rail operations on the southern border due to migrant surge
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Dec 20, 2023, 7:45:03 PM12/20/23
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US Customs and Border Protection will temporarily suspend operations
at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El
Paso, Texas, due to a surge in border crossings by migrants, the
agency announced in a news release Sunday.
The CBP said the operational closures to redirect personnel to
process migrants will start Monday.
“CBP will continue to prioritize our border security mission as
necessary in response to this evolving situation,” the agency said.
Border authorities apprehended nearly 3,000 migrants in Del Rio,
Texas, and around 1,300 migrants in El Paso on Sunday, straining
federal resources, according to a Homeland Security official. Eagle
Pass is in the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector.
In the past few weeks, the Biden administration has closed ports of
entry to either vehicular or pedestrian crossings in Eagle Pass,
Texas; Lukeville, Arizona; and San Ysidro, California, CNN
previously reported.
In the first 14 days of December, more than 37,000 migrants were
apprehended in the Tucson Border Patrol Sector alone – which
includes Lukeville, according to John Modlin, the sector’s chief
patrol agent.
The CBP says the migrant surge is being driven by misinformation
orchestrated by transnational criminal organizations and cartels.
“After observing a recent resurgence of smuggling organizations
moving migrants through Mexico via freight trains, CBP is taking
additional actions to surge personnel and address this concerning
development, including in partnership with Mexican authorities,” the
CBP press release read.
Border authorities apprehended about 192,000 migrants between ports
of entry in November, a 2% increase compared with the 188,000
migrant apprehensions in October, US Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens
told CNN in an interview.
This story has been updated with additional details.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/17/politics/border-rail-suspended-
migrant-surge/index.html
US Customs and Border Protection will temporarily suspend operations
at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El
Paso, Texas, due to a surge in border crossings by migrants, the
agency announced in a news release Sunday.
The CBP said the operational closures to redirect personnel to
process migrants will start Monday.
“CBP will continue to prioritize our border security mission as
necessary in response to this evolving situation,” the agency said.
Border authorities apprehended nearly 3,000 migrants in Del Rio,
Texas, and around 1,300 migrants in El Paso on Sunday, straining
federal resources, according to a Homeland Security official. Eagle
Pass is in the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector.
In the past few weeks, the Biden administration has closed ports of
entry to either vehicular or pedestrian crossings in Eagle Pass,
Texas; Lukeville, Arizona; and San Ysidro, California, CNN
previously reported.
In the first 14 days of December, more than 37,000 migrants were
apprehended in the Tucson Border Patrol Sector alone – which
includes Lukeville, according to John Modlin, the sector’s chief
patrol agent.
The CBP says the migrant surge is being driven by misinformation
orchestrated by transnational criminal organizations and cartels.
“After observing a recent resurgence of smuggling organizations
moving migrants through Mexico via freight trains, CBP is taking
additional actions to surge personnel and address this concerning
development, including in partnership with Mexican authorities,” the
CBP press release read.
Border authorities apprehended about 192,000 migrants between ports
of entry in November, a 2% increase compared with the 188,000
migrant apprehensions in October, US Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens
told CNN in an interview.
This story has been updated with additional details.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/17/politics/border-rail-suspended-
migrant-surge/index.html
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