Trucker blockade snarls US-Mexico border over Texas order
2 years, 8 months ago

Trucker blockade snarls US-Mexico border over Texas order

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Not even a week into the inspections, the Mexican government said that Abbott’s order was causing “serious damage” to trade, and that cross-border traffic had plummeted to a third of normal levels. Frustration is also spreading within members of Abbott's own party: Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, a Republican, called the inspections a “catastrophic policy” that is forcing some trucks to reroute hundreds of miles to Arizona. Abbott warned last week that inspections would “dramatically slow” border traffic, but he hasn't addressed the backups or port shutdowns since then. He said that although Texas state troopers have always inspected some trucks crossing the border “they’ve never, ever, ever held up a complete system or a complete supply chain.” An estimated 3,000 trucks cross the Pharr bridge on a normal day, according to the National Freight Transportation Chamber.

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New Mexico furious after Texas installs razor wire along its border
3 months, 3 weeks ago

New Mexico furious after Texas installs razor wire along its border

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced on September 14 that his state would be “TRIPLING …

Railroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns
1 year ago

Railroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The federal government on Friday …

Railroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns
1 year ago

Railroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns

Associated Press  

The federal government on Friday reopened two cross-border railroad crossings in Texas, five days after the shuttering of rail operations there disrupted trade and sparked outrage from U.S. and Mexican businesses. Customs and Border Protection closed railroad operations in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, on Monday to reallocate their customs officers to help Border Patrol take migrants into custody. …

Two railroad crossings are temporarily closed in Texas. Will there be a significant impact on trade?
1 year ago

Two railroad crossings are temporarily closed in Texas. Will there be a significant impact on trade?

Associated Press  

McALLEN, Texas — The federal government has closed railroad crossings in two Texas border towns, raising concerns about the potential impact on cross-border trade and American consumers. “The suspension of rail operations at the international crossings between Texas and Mexico has the potential to significantly impact production at Stellantis’ North American facilities that will quickly ripple out to our U.S. …

Texas’ border mission grows, but crossings still high
2 years, 6 months ago

Texas’ border mission grows, but crossings still high

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Following the horror of a human-smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state troopers to inspect more trucks — again expanding a border security mission that has cost billions, given the National Guard arrest powers and bused migrants to Washington, D.C. What Abbott’s get-tough plans haven’t done in the year since he …

Texas halts truck inspections that caused border gridlock
2 years, 8 months ago

Texas halts truck inspections that caused border gridlock

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday repealed his traffic-clogging immigration order that backed up commercial trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border, after a week of intensifying backlash and fears of deepening economic losses. The American Trucking Association called the inspections “wholly flawed, redundant and adding considerable weight on an already strained supply chain.” One customs agency in Mexico …

EXPLAINER: Why did Texas hold up trucks on border for days?
2 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: Why did Texas hold up trucks on border for days?

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. In the 2021 budget year, more than one of four migrants at the border had been stopped “multiple times,” with repeat crossers stopped an average of more than three times in the previous year. The Democratic president undid many measures introduced by his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, who belittled asylum as a “scam” and said the …

Texas moves to ease border gridlock over ‘sense of urgency’
2 years, 8 months ago

Texas moves to ease border gridlock over ‘sense of urgency’

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — The logjam of trucks at the U.S.-Mexico border finally began breaking Thursday after nearly a week as Texas Gov. Inspection orders remain in other parts along Texas’ 1,200-mile border, including the busy Rio Grande Valley, but Mexican trade leaders were optimistic those would also end soon. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, a Republican who has urged Abbott …

US-Mexico border gridlock to ease as Texas ending extra checks
2 years, 8 months ago

US-Mexico border gridlock to ease as Texas ending extra checks

Al Jazeera  

Texas will stop carrying out extra inspections of trucks arriving at the United States’s southern border with Mexico, Governor Greg Abbott has said, after the US state reached an agreement with neighbouring Mexican states. Last week, Abbott ordered state authorities to conduct “enhanced safety inspections” of vehicles as they cross from Mexico into Texas in order to uncover smuggling of …

Texas keeping most truck inspections despite border gridlock
2 years, 8 months ago

Texas keeping most truck inspections despite border gridlock

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. “But I also know well the frustration of my fellow Texans and my fellow Americans caused by the Biden administration not securing our border.” Abbott said inbound commercial trucks elsewhere will continue to undergo thorough inspections by state troopers until leaders of Mexico’s three other neighboring states reach agreements with Texas over security. In addition …

Chaos grows at Texas-Mexico border after GOP governor forces new inspection policy on truckers
2 years, 8 months ago

Chaos grows at Texas-Mexico border after GOP governor forces new inspection policy on truckers

Raw Story  

Joel Estebane’s commercial truck had already been inspected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers after crossing the bridge that connects Ciudad Juárez and El Paso on Tuesday afternoon — then he had to wait another hour in another line where Texas state troopers were questioning commercial drivers. “This is affecting firms on both Mexico and the U.S. side.” Near …

Trucker protest on US-Mexico border halts traffic for a third day
2 years, 8 months ago

Trucker protest on US-Mexico border halts traffic for a third day

Al Jazeera  

The backups began after the governor of Texas ordered vehicle safety inspections at entry ports. A busy trade port along the US-Mexico border remained closed for a third day amid rising anger about orders from the governor of Texas requiring extra inspections of commercial trucks. This follows my directive to bolster our state's border security efforts in the wake of …

Tension And Anxiety In Border Cities After Trump Threatens Closure
5 years, 9 months ago

Tension And Anxiety In Border Cities After Trump Threatens Closure

NPR  

Tension And Anxiety In Border Cities After Trump Threatens Closure Enlarge this image toggle caption Mallory Falk/KRWG Mallory Falk/KRWG President Trump has backed off his threats to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border. "One of the things that's really special about this region of the country is we often don't see ourselves as two different countries," says Catie McCorry-Andalis, the Dean …

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