Trade News
BTA urges Speaker Mike Johnson to avert government shutdown
With only a week of funding remaining before a partial government shutdown, the Border Trade Alliance on February 26, 2024 sent this letter to Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to urge him and his colleagues to avoid a funding lapse. Under a government shutdown, CBP officers and Border Patrol...
Read MoreBorder Trade Alliance urges GOP governors to work with federal government to secure border, preserve trade and travel
The BTA sent this letter dated Feb. 2, 2024 to Republican Governors Association Chairman Bill Lee to urge him and his gubernatorial colleagues to work with the federal government to pursue policies that secure the U.S.-Mexico border and that ensure efficient trade and travel.
Read MoreBTA seeks meeting with Gov. Abbott as border situation deteriorates, congestion compounds around ports of entry
The Border Trade Alliance on December 29, 2023 sent this letter to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott about his administration's continued enhanced inspections of commercial vehicles entering Texas at Eagle Pass from Mexico. The inspections are slowing shipping and increasing congestion, compounding the pain...
Read MoreBorder Trade Alliance calls on DHS to reopen closed ports in Texas, Ariz. and Calif.
The Border Trade Alliance on December 29, 2023 sent this letter to DHS Sec. Mayorkas urging the federal government to reopen the closed Eagle Pass Bridge I, restore the reduced lane capacity at Bridge II, and reopen the Lukeville, Ariz. port of entry and the PedWest pedestrian facility in San...
Read MoreBorder Trade Alliance statement on closure of international rail crossings at Eagle Pass, Texas and El Paso, Texas
WASHINGTON – Border Trade Alliance President Ms. Britton Mullen released the following statement regarding the announcement by the Department of Homeland Security that rail crossings at Eagle Pass, Texas and El Paso, Texas would be closed indefinitely beginning today: “The Department of Homeland...
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