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On May 22, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published a regulation extending its March 20, 2020 cross-border travel restriction until June 22, 2020. Further extensions are possible depending on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic.  On March 20, 2020, the governments of the United States, Canada, and Mexico announced joint initiatives to restrict non-essential cross-border […]

On Friday, March 20, 2020, the governments of the United States, Canada and Mexico announced joint initiatives to restrict non-essential cross-border traffic.   The US-Canada and US-Mexico borders will be closed to non-essential traffic effective Saturday, March 21, 2020, for a 30-day period.  Non-essential traffic includes traffic for tourism or […]

President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of tariffs on all imports from Mexico, starting at 5% but quickly escalating to 25% unless illegal border crossings “substantially” stop, put Texas Republicans in a delicate spot Friday. State Republican leaders have been supportive of Trump’s border policies, but they also have been staunch […]