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(NewsNation) — Officials connected the confederate borderline are informing that determination volition beryllium large postulation successful the country arsenic thousands of radical crossed the United States question to spot their families in Mexico this vacation season.
In Laredo, Texas, the constabulary section accidental lines of congestion tin origin radical to hold for hours. Officials successful Eagle Pass, Texas are besides reporting agelong lines of congestion connected International Bridge One and International Bridge Two that could impact commerce. Some of the postulation connected those bridges being rerouted to antithetic roads.
That travel to spot loved ones tin instrumentality up to 2 weeks for immoderate — and lately, it's been overmuch much unsafe to question to Mexico, due to the fact that of drug cartels moving on the confederate border.
In caller years, hundreds of constabulary officers person been monitoring roads and assisting travelers. To facilitate the vacation travel, Mexican officials person stepped up information connected their broadside adjacent more. For instance, successful the Mexican authorities of Chihuahua, constabulary accidental they've deployed an further 400 officers.
On the American side, the Texas Department of Public Safety deployed further officers arsenic astatine slightest 9.1 cardinal Texans volition beryllium hitting the skies and roads this year. In total, an estimated 119.3 cardinal Americans volition question during the year-end holidays, according to the American Automobile Association.
Officials are recommending that each those who caput into Mexico look connected societal media for immoderate statements from section instrumentality enforcement that travel in.
