'Enhanced' Inspections by Texas of Commercial Vehicles From Mexico Likely Duplicates CBP Work, BTA Says
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's plans to use "enhanced safety inspections of vehicles as they cross international ports of entry into Texas" to prevent illegal immigration threatens to further overload the already strained supply chain, the Border Trade Alliance said April…
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8. Abbott said he instructed the Texas Department of Public Safety to inspect commercial vehicles coming into the U.S. due to the coming end of a policy that prevented migrants from entering the U.S. during the pandemic. "I know in advance this is going to dramatically slow traffic from Mexico into Texas," he said. The BTA said it opposes any "state-level action that results in an inspection process that duplicates the inspections already performed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, whose work at the land border ports of entry is informed by highly attuned risk assessment models, intelligence gathering, and a commitment to the agency’s dual mission of enforcement and facilitation."