The vehicle procedure at the Texas border crossing is suspended due to the increase in the migratory flow

Faced with an “unprecedented” migratory flow on the southern border of the United States, the authorities made the decision to temporarily suspend this Monday the processing of vehicles coming from Mexico at the International Bridge 1 in Eagle Pass (Texas), and reduced it in Lukeville (Arizona) to allocate more personnel to the processing of undocumented migrants, according to the Efe agency.

“The United States continues to see increased levels of migrant encounters at the southwest border,” US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement.

The flow, according to CBP, is fueled “by human traffickers who spread disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals and encourage migration.”

CBP added that, in response to this increased flow, the agency will continue to “strengthen all available resources to process migrants expeditiously and safely.”

One more obstacle

The Eagle Pass International Bridge 1 in Texas temporarily suspended vehicle processing operations beginning at 4 p.m. ET, the agency said. At the same time, the Lukeville international crossing in Arizona was reduced, he added.

CBP personnel working at those two locations, the agency said, will be reassigned “to assist the United States Border Patrol in apprehending immigrants.”

The temporary suspension of vehicle processing can be a significant obstacle for migrants seeking to enter the United States.

A CBP spokesperson explained to CNN that “many of the locations in southern Arizona, where migrants turn themselves in to border authorities, are not easily accessible and require the use of smaller all-terrain vehicles for transportation,” he published. the middle.

Arrangement

Due to the “ongoing migration surge,” the sector’s “social media accounts will be temporarily reduced,” the head of the Border Patrol in Tucson, Arizona, said Sunday on X, formerly called Twitter. This demonstrates the reorganization of resources of border organizations.

“Right now, all available staff are needed to deal with the unprecedented influx. The social media team will return once the situation allows,” wrote Tucson Border Patrol Chief John R. Modlin.

With information from EFE.

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