Mexico to Take Diplomatic Action as Texas Border Security Delays 19,000 Trucks

Texas DPS started enhanced vehicle safety checks near El Paso and Del Rio on Sept. 19, to crackdown on smuggling and trafficking from Mexico.

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks at La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago, Chile, on Sept. 10, 2023. JAVIER TORRES/AFP via Getty Images

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has announced that he will send a diplomatic note to the U.S. regarding Texas’s border cargo inspections that are causing significant delays to U.S.-bound traffic.

Mr. Obrador said that 19,000 trucks carrying goods worth $1.9 billion have been impacted by the increased security.