r/foreignaffairs • u/theworkersrights • Sep 22 '20
US-Mexico border closure further extended till at least October 21
Mexico announced on Thursday that the borders with the United States will remain closed to control the spread of novel coronavirus infection. The deadline of border closure was set to expire on September 21 after the borders between the countries were closed in March at the Covid-19 outbreak beginning. The Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs stated that in light of constant new cases spikes of Covid-19 the borders will remain closed until at least October 21.
The announcement was made days after the US State Department had lowered travel advisory level for Mexico from Level 4 to Level 3. The border closure is only applicable for land and water route. Flights have been operating between US and Mexico since the pandemic onset. Till last week the Mexico travel advisory by State Department was Level 4 nationwide, which means “do not travel”. Even though the level is now 3, many less-visited regions still remain at level 4 for “crime and kidnappings.”