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   US Customs and Border Protection will temporarily suspend operations   
   at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El   
   Paso, Texas, due to a surge in border crossings by migrants, the   
   agency announced in a news release Sunday.   
      
   The CBP said the operational closures to redirect personnel to   
   process migrants will start Monday.   
      
   “CBP will continue to prioritize our border security mission as   
   necessary in response to this evolving situation,” the agency said.   
      
   Border authorities apprehended nearly 3,000 migrants in Del Rio,   
   Texas, and around 1,300 migrants in El Paso on Sunday, straining   
   federal resources, according to a Homeland Security official. Eagle   
   Pass is in the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector.   
      
   In the past few weeks, the Biden administration has closed ports of   
   entry to either vehicular or pedestrian crossings in Eagle Pass,   
   Texas; Lukeville, Arizona; and San Ysidro, California, CNN   
   previously reported.   
      
   In the first 14 days of December, more than 37,000 migrants were   
   apprehended in the Tucson Border Patrol Sector alone – which   
   includes Lukeville, according to John Modlin, the sector’s chief   
   patrol agent.   
      
   The CBP says the migrant surge is being driven by misinformation   
   orchestrated by transnational criminal organizations and cartels.   
      
   “After observing a recent resurgence of smuggling organizations   
   moving migrants through Mexico via freight trains, CBP is taking   
   additional actions to surge personnel and address this concerning   
   development, including in partnership with Mexican authorities,” the   
   CBP press release read.   
      
   Border authorities apprehended about 192,000 migrants between ports   
   of entry in November, a 2% increase compared with the 188,000   
   migrant apprehensions in October, US Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens   
   told CNN in an interview.   
      
   This story has been updated with additional details.   
      
   https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/17/politics/border-rail-suspended-   
   migrant-surge/index.html   
      
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