American security forces on Friday conducted an exercise at the border crossing with Mexico using barbed wire and concrete blocks. According to local residents, the number of these exercises has increased over the past time. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
Passage of vehicles through international The bridge connecting the border cities of Ciudad Juárez and El Paso was closed for about 40 minutes on Friday. while members of the US customs and border guards completed the exercises, the journalist of the AFP agency said.
According to the customs office in El Paso, this is the case they started organizing exercises already in 2019. Their goal is to ensure that agents are prepared for possible incidents at the border. Residents of Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez said the number of drills has multiplied, however, with the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.
The president promised to declare a state of emergency on the border with Mexico and deport millions of undocumented people upon taking office. writes AFP. Trump has also repeatedly called the arrival of migrants an “invasion”.
Ciudad Juárez is one of the main gateways to the United States for migrants fleeing poverty, violence or political instability. It is also one of the official entry points for asylum seekers who have appointments made through the US government application.
