Border Patrol agent Eric Mendoza speaks to the driver of a tractor-trailer passing through the Laredo North vehicle checkpoint in Laredo, Texas, on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Smugglers routinely pack people entering the country illegally or drugs into tractor-trailers, counting on the vehicles not being opened at the inspection site. (AP Photo/Nomaan Merchant) (Nomaan Merchant, Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
SAN ANTONIO – If you frequently travel into Mexico by car there are some new restrictions you need to know about COVID-19 checkpoints at the border.
According to KGNS TV in Laredo, the U.S Consulate in Nuevo Laredo released the details about the new restrictions.
No more than two people per vehicle can travel into Nuevo Laredo
You must wear a face mask at all times
Essential travel is only allowed
No children or elderly people allowed to travel into Nuevo Laredo
Temperature checks
Drivers can only travel on days that coincide with the last numbers of their license plates
There are several COVID-19 checkpoints across the border in Mexico.
Because of new restrictions, you can expect delays.
According to the U.S. Consulate website, the number of confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 is still increasing daily in several regions of Mexico.
Erica Hernandez is an Emmy award-winning journalist with 15 years of experience in the broadcast news business. Erica has covered a wide array of stories all over Central and South Texas. She's currently the court reporter and cohost of the podcast Texas Crime Stories.