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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Patrick Svitek

Texas will increase checkpoints for trucks crossing from Mexico after migrant smuggling deaths

Trucks wait in line after crossing the Pharr International Bridge to get inspected by State Troopers. Pharr, TX. Aptril 14, 2022.
Trucks wait in line after crossing the Pharr International Bridge to get inspected by state troopers on April 14, 2022. (Credit: Jason Garza for The Texas Tribune)

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that Texas will add new checkpoints for trucks entering the state from Mexico after after over 50 migrants died in connection with an abandoned tractor-trailer found in San Antonio.

[Greg Abbott’s call for more vehicle inspections at the border is causing delays and supply chain issues, locals say]

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