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The 22 traffic lanes are being equipped with new scanners that can detect illegal cargo as cars drive through. Baja's governor was told three more lanes will open December 15, bringing the total to 18.

"In many instances, people don't get tested out of fear they'll test positive, and the stigma attached to it, there's also a lot of ignorance out there," said Rodríguez. "And having tested negative one time doesn't mean that in the future you won't get infected."

More than two dozen officers who work for Baja California's Investigative and Security Force are under investigation for crimes such as drug trafficking, kidnapping and bribery according to Aguilar Durán, the agency's director.

Two of Latin America's top-50 restaurants are within a one-hour drive south of San Diego.

Mexico's military is now in charge of 31-percent of all airports and flights in Mexico including Mexico City's main airport, which accounts for one quarter of all flights south of the border.

The agency says it deployed many of its officers assigned to the port of entry to help Border Patrol agents apprehend and process asylum-seeking migrants along the southern border.

At least 100,000 vetted drivers will have a third option for their daily commute between El Paso and Juarez, Mexico, beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday.

Pushback by Democrats was growing on Wednesday against Republican proposals for major asylum reforms to be tied to a funding package that includes aid for Ukraine.

Customs and Border Patrol is closing some crossings yet again due to migrant surges.

New border barriers going up between San Diego and Tijuana to prevent mass crossings Story by Salvador Rivera • 11h November 27, 2023 S AN DIEGO