Travel restrictions with Mexico and Canada will be extended until Sept. 21, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad WolfChad WolfFederal agencies seize, remove cryptocurrency campaigns from major terrorist organizations First Chamber Democrats demand answers to migrants with child abuse during pandemic Watch live: Acting DHS chief testifies over federal agents’ commitment to protests MORE announced Friday.
“We continue to work with our Canadian and Mexican partners to slow its spread #COVID, ”Wolf said in a tweet. “Hence, we have agreed to extend the restriction of non-essential voyages at our shared inland ports of entry by 21 September.”
We continue to work with our Canadian and Mexican partners to slow its spread #COVID. Hence, we have agreed to extend the restriction of non-essential travel at our shared inland ports of entry by 21 September.
Acting Secretary Chad Wolf (@DHS_Wolf) August 14, 2020
Nonessential travel is now banned for six months between the three countries. The ban on nonessential travel has been extended several times in about 30-day intervals since March. Essential border workers such as nurses and truck drivers have been allowed to cross during this time.
“We will continue to do what is necessary to keep our communities safe,” Canadian Public Safety Minister Bill Blair said on Twitter.
We are extending the reciprocal restrictions on the Canada-US border for another 30 days, until September 21, 2020. We will continue to do what is necessary to keep our communities safe.
– Bill Blair (@BillBlair) August 14, 2020
The addition comes as the US continues to see cases of coronavirus infection in some parts of the country. The US has more cases than any other country in the world in more than 5.2 million cases, according to a count of Johns Hopkins University.
Mexico has reported more than 500,000 cases and Canada has reported more than 123,000.
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