Nonessential travel from Canada and Mexico will be banned for another 30 days.
in the Federal Register on Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas noted there had been some “positive developments” in the coronavirus crisis ― such as the fact that nearly 60% of American adults are now fully vaccinated.
Only travel deemed “essential” will be permitted across the U.S. border with the two countries. Essential travel includes American citizens returning home and individuals traveling to the U.S. for medical treatment, to attend educational institutions, or to work in essential industries, like public health and agriculture. Cross-border trade is also included.
“For months now people and businesses along the border have been strung along month after month holding out hope for the border to reopen,” Higgins said in a“While the United States does nothing, loved ones remain separated and communities whose economies rely on the cross-border exchange continue to suffer economically,” he continued.
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