Border Agents Stop Asylum Seekers, Cite Overcapacity

Border Agents Stop Asylum Seekers, Cite Overcapacity
A pedestrian walks across the Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on the border with El Paso, Texas, on July 25, 2017. HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP/Getty Images
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents stood on a pedestrian bridge linking Mexico and the United States over the weekend and temporarily prevented asylum-seekers from entering the country.
It is the second time in less than six weeks that the United States has halted entry to asylum-seekers at ports of entry. The first was on April 29 at the San Ysidro crossing in San Diego as a caravan of migrants from Central America was attempting to enter, but CBP was over capacity.
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
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