Railway Crossings Reopen in El Paso, Eagle Pass

Immigrants wait to be processed at a US Border Patrol transit center after they crossed the border from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas on December 20, 2023.

Photo: FRANCOIS PICARD / AFP / Getty Images

Two rail crossings at the southern border have reopened. Customs and Border Protection said operations at the international railway crossing bridges in El Paso and Eagle Pass resumed Friday afternoon. The Biden administration closed the trade routes on Monday due to a surge in migrants. The CEO of the Association of American Railroads welcomed the reopening, saying the "ill-advised closures" didn't bolster law enforcement capacity.