Biden Admin: Canada, Mexico Borders Will Stay Closed Due to COVID-19
District of Columbia | June 21, 2021
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is extending the COVID-19-related restrictions on nonessential travel between the United States, Mexico, and Canada until July 21.
“To reduce the spread of [COVID-19], the United States is extending restrictions on non-essential travel at our land and ferry crossings with Canada and Mexico through July 21, while ensuring access for essential trade & travel,” the department wrote on Twitter on June 20.
The agency, in a separate statement, noted that there have been “positive developments” during talks between the three nations about reopening the borders. The restrictions were first implemented in March 2020 at the start of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on June 18 noted that border restrictions are causing widespread frustration, but he again announced an extension of the requirements that were set to expire on June 21….
(Excerpts from the Epoch Times)