Checkpoints in Laredo left unmanned after Border Patrol agents redirected to Del Rio, report says
Multiple checkpoints in Laredo are temporarily shut down and unmanned after several Border Patrol agents were reassigned to Del Rio in response to a surge of thousands of migrants crossing the Mexico border, according to a report from KGNS.
Be aware of new strict restrictions when traveling into Mexico
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)SAN ANTONIO โ 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. 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.