Texas border wait times spike as CBP agents moved to immigration duty

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Cargo truck wait times at the port of entry in Eagle Pass, Texas, have soared since federal...

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Borderlands: Mexico’s automotive production rises 31% in August

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: Mexico’s auto production rises 31% in August; Mission Produce and NatureSweet enter 3PL partnership; Automated bookkeeper for trucking gets backing from Google; and CBP makes largest meth seizure in Del Rio port of entry’s history.

Mexico’s auto production rises 31% in August

Mexico’s production of passenger vehicles registered its highest monthly total of the year with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/mexico-automotive-industry-rebounds-in-august

South Texas port of entry set to reopen as migrant camp cleared

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said a South Texas port of entry could reopen as soon as Saturday, after being forced to close because of a migrant surge that disrupted operations.

The Port of Del Rio has been closed since Sept. 17 after migrants had converged on the temporary camp site under the Del Río-Ciudad Acuña International Bridge.

CBP has been diverting both commercial and passenger traffic from Del Rio to the Eagle Pass port of entry, about 57 miles east.

“[Homeland Security...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/south-texas-port-set-to-reopen-as-migrant-camp-cleared

CBP shuts down Texas port of entry, reroutes commercial traffic

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shut down a port of entry in South Texas in response to a large influx of migrants attempting to cross the Mexico border into the United States.

CBP closed the Del Rio port of entry late Friday and began diverting both commercial and passenger traffic 57 miles east to the Eagle Pass port of entry.

The closure was in response to a massive surge of migrants who had arrived at the Del Río-Ciudad Acuña International Bridge connecting Del Rio, Texas, with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cbp-shuts-down-texas-port-of-entry