Americans who regularly cross the border from
Mexico reported long wait times to re-enter the
United States on Monday after U.S. officials imposed new COVID-19-related restrictions on cross-border travel by U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
The government closed lanes at select ports of entry on the border and began conducting more secondary checks to limit non-essential travel and slow the spread of the novel
Coronavirus, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) representative said on Friday.
According to CBP data, wait times at some border crossings have doubled or tripled.