Reports that CBP reducing commercial lanes and services at Otay Mesa to reassign agents to border

Original Date Announced
April 3, 2019
In a call to reporters, CBP officials announced that they are reducing the number of commercial traffic lanes at the Otay Mesa border from ten to eight and suspending after-hours services. The Trump administration had previously announced that up to 2,000 inspectors from border crossings would be reassigned to address a surge of families arriving at the U.S.- Mexico border. [ID #391]
Press report

Fully in Effect

Status: Reported

Trump Administration Action: Change in Practice

Subject Matter: Border

Agencies Affected: CBP

Associated or Derivative Policies

Frustration grows among truckers inching through congested border lanes
Truckers hauling goods across the Otay Mesa border are, inch by inch, crawling through up to six or seven hours of traffic, after a massive transfer of U.S. border agents reassigned to deal with an immigration surge. “I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said Rivera, who has been crossing the border with goods and products for 10 years. Go to article on sandiegouniontribune.com