Be Careful! Transportation At The US-Mexico Border Port Has Been Blocked, Trucks And Railways Have Been Suspended, And The Port Has Been Temporarily Closed.
Oct 05, 2023
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Mexican officials are trying to stem the flow of migrants headed for the US, which has forced the suspension of some rail operations and truck processing at major border crossings.
According to the US television news network CNN, the number of illegal immigrants trying to enter the United States has increased sharply recently, with more than 8,600 immigrants crossing the border in the past 24 hours.
Officials from both countries have been trying to control the situation to prevent illegal immigrants from boarding trucks bound for the United States.
CNN reports that more and more families with children are trying to travel to the United States through Mexico.
Mexican authorities work with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Service (CBP) and Mexico's largest railway operator, Ferromex.
Ferromex suspended 60 train lines last week, largely suspending services to the US border, citing six accidents and deaths involving immigrants.
The company said it would not resume services on routes where there is a risk of more such accidents.
The company's management said the rail outage caused Ferromex to lose as much as 40 million pesos ($2.32 million) a day, and other operators were also affected.
Union Pacific announced last week that 2000 cars were stranded after the mayor declared a state of emergency at the Eagle Pass port in Texas.
Amtrak also announced an embargo on goods destined for the Igor Pass.
Truck operations at road crossings were also disrupted by the deployment of CBP personnel from Customs and Border Protection to assist in immigration matters. In addition, the Department of Homeland Security has sent about 800 agents to border crossings.
The governor of Mexico's Chihuahua state said that at the Bridge of the Americas bridge in El Paso, which handled more than 161,000 trucks last year, the suspension of CBP services would affect at least 600 trailers a day, "which could represent about $33 million a day".
In addition, trucks in San Diego have been temporarily suspended.
The Mexican Railway Association warned that disruptions in border services would also affect the domestic supply chain.
The transportation of agricultural products, construction materials, automobile production, and general goods distribution will all be affected.
The authorities also seem to be worried.
On Friday, the Mexican Foreign Ministry urged the US government not to take "unilateral measures" to complicate trade.

