U.S. officials are reopening an international border crossing in southern Texas that had been closed for more than a week. The port of entry …
U.S. officials are reopening an international border crossing in southern Texas that had been closed for more than a week. The port of entry at Del Rio was closed after thousands of migrants set up camp below the international bridge crossing. U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued a statement outlining plans to allow passenger traffic to resume at 4 p.m. local time Saturday. Officials say they expect to open the crossing for all cargo traffic on Monday at 8 a.m. The crossing at Del Rio had been closed since Sept.17 as thousands of migrants, mostly Haitians, began making their way across the Rio Grande River from Mexico and setting up a makeshift encampment under the international bridge. During the closure, traffic on the U.S. side of the border headed for the Del Rio crossing had been rerouted to Eagle Pass, nearly 60 miles away.
