Joe Biden's government extended the closure of the border with Canada and Mexico to all non-essential travel on Friday again, citing the need to stop the spread of COVID-19 and despite growing pressure to lift this restriction.
The
border communities that depend on customers from Mexico and Canada
and their political representatives have urged Biden to lift the ban.
Additionally, Canada recently began allowing entry to fully vaccinated US citizens.
The Secretary of Homeland Security recognizes that the crisis at the border is a great challenge for the United States.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) explained on the social network Twitter that the restrictions are still necessary to minimize the spread of the coronavirus and its delta variant.
Thus, he extended the ban until at least September 21
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[USA. extends the closure of the borders with Mexico and Canada until at least July 21]
He further said that he is working with medical and public health experts to determine how to "resume normal travel safely and sustainably."
Travel restrictions have been in place since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020 and have been repeatedly extended. However, commercial traffic and essential crossings have been allowed to continue.
