Record Border Surge Shuts Down 2 Trade Routes in Texas
20th December 2023
Railroad companies and business groups are pressing the U.S. government to reopen trade routes on the Texas-Mexico border, after authorities closed two crossings in response to a rise in migrant crossings in recent days.
U.S. Border Patrol apprehended about 10,800 migrants at the southwest border Monday, according to an internal agency report reviewed by Reuters. About 40% were families or unaccompanied children.
Several current and former U.S. officials said the number of migrants encountered Monday was near or at a single-day record high.