Today, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) issued the following statement on Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) decision to suspend operations at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso beginning at 8 AM local time tomorrow, December 18, 2023. 

“Our entire southern border is being dismantled by the cartels. While mass migrant caravans pull CBP personnel off the front lines, multiple Border Patrol checkpoints have been shut down--allowing contraband and criminals to flow in without resistance. Trade is slowly coming to a standstill, and our law enforcement officers are exhausted ahead of a demoralizing holiday season that will keep them working overtime. If there were ever a time to sound the alarm, this would be it. For the sake of our national security, Washington must put politics aside and deliver on policy solutions that fix this border crisis once and for all,” said Congressman Tony Gonzales.

 

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