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After a weekend farewell ceremony, Oklahoma is sending 50 National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. Gov. Kevin Stitt ordered the deployment earlier this summer, following a request from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
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According to a release by the City of Pharr, the estimated trade value lost at the Pharr-Reynosa International bridge was $202 million per day, or $1 billion over the course of time that Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security measures increased inspection times from hours to days.
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A former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official told congressional investigators that the decision to begin expelling migrants at the border under U.S. Health Code Title 42 during Trump’s tenure “wasn’t based on a public health assessment.”
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Aunque la administración Biden puso fin formalmente a la política de "medición" de migrantes en los puertos de entrada, los defensores de los derechos civiles y de los migrantes dicen que todavía se rechaza a los solicitantes de asilo.
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Though the Biden administration formally ended the migrant “metering” policy at ports of entry, migrant and civil rights advocates say asylum seekers are still being turned away.
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The reopening marked the reunification of families who haven't seen each other for 20 months and a return of commerce and tourism for hundreds of thousands of daily travelers along the world's busiest land border.
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For Texas, the reopening will mean a return of commerce and tourism for hundreds of thousands of daily border travelers across the 28 international bridges that connect the state to its Number 1 trading partner: Mexico.
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The Del Rio International Bridge had been closed for more than a week as thousands of migrants — mostly from Haiti — camped under the bridge. The number of migrants there at one point reached 16,000.
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To some, this scene represents a broken immigration system that opportunistic migrants are taking advantage of. To others, it presents an opportunity for America to once again welcome people in need from around the world.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced late Friday that it will temporarily close and re-route traffic from Del Rio to Eagle Pass in order to respond to the “urgent safety and security needs” presented by thousands of migrants waiting underneath the international bridge connecting Del Rio with Ciudad Acuña.