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Russia shutters select rail links to Finland and Baltic neighbors
world2 months ago

Russia shutters select rail links to Finland and Baltic neighbors

Russia announced a temporary suspension of rail traffic at selected border crossings with Finland (including Vyborg, Vartsilya, Lyuttya, Saint Petersburg-Finlandsky, and Svetogorsk) and at the Pechory-Pskov (Estonia) and Pytalovo (Latvia) crossings, without giving reasons. The move comes as Finland partners with a US defense firm on an MLRS maintenance center and amid persistent talk of a new Russian mobilization, all within a climate of heightened security tensions near NATO.

via Euronews.com|
#estonia-border#finland-border#latvia-border
US Customs and Border Protection Halts Railway Operations in Eagle Pass and El Paso to Address Migrant Influx
immigration2 years ago

US Customs and Border Protection Halts Railway Operations in Eagle Pass and El Paso to Address Migrant Influx

The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is temporarily suspending international railway crossings in Eagle Pass and El Paso to redirect personnel for processing an influx of migrants. CBP apprehended nearly 3,000 migrants in Eagle Pass and around 1,300 in El Paso over the weekend. The suspension of rail crossings is a response to smuggling organizations moving migrants through Mexico via freight trains. This comes as CBP has already suspended vehicle processing at Eagle Pass International Bridge 1 and operations at other ports of entry due to overwhelming numbers of migrants. The Biden administration is negotiating with Senate Republicans over immigration restrictions, while Texas Governor Abbott is expected to sign a controversial bill allowing the arrest of migrants crossing between ports of entry.

via Texas Public Radio|
#customs-and-border-protection#immigration#migrants