Tag: texas/mexico border

Truckers Protest Lengthy Wait Time at US-Mexico Border, Texas Governor’s Stringent Inspection

April 13, 2022
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Truck drivers from Mexico continued with their protests at the U.S. border, blockading bridges for a second day on April 12 after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to increase vehicle inspections caused long traffic snarls. The government of Mexico announced its displeasure at the new rules, warning that around two-thirds of normal trade between the…

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McAllen, Texas Setting Up Emergency Shelter for the ‘Overwhelming Number’ of Stranded Immigrants

August 4, 2021
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McAllen officials on Tuesday approved setting up a temporary emergency shelter in response to the increasing number of migrants coming across the southern border, and after the mayor signed an emergency declaration because of the surge in COVID-19 cases. The city officials are asking Hidalgo County to place a “temporary emergency shelter on property in…

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