The U.S. and Mexico will temporarily close the border to nonessential travel Mike Pompeo: “Both countries know the importance of working together to limit the spread of the virus and ensure the commerce that supports our economy continues to keep flowing”
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the U.S. and Mexico have agreed to temporarily close the border to nonessential travel to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Trump tied the partial border closure to his concern over the “thousands of unscreened and unvetted and unauthorized entries from dozens of countries” that border agents encounter on the job. Canada is approaching 1,000 confirmed cases. Experts say much of the spread in the U.S. at this point is occurring within the country -- not due to foreigners or international travel.
Earlier this week, Trump said his administration plans to remove migrants and asylum seekers that cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally — a move that would be separate from the nonessential travel ban. He said he would invoke a law that allows the U.S. surgeon general to turn away people or goods to prevent the spread of communicable diseases.
“We’ve already seen it get more expensive for truckers to take loads of goods from the border up north,” Rep. Henry Cuellar told POLITICO.
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