U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced that effective Tuesday morning it will close four vehicle lanes at the Southern border with Mexico at Tijuana to prepare for the migrants working their way north to the United States.
The travelers have said they plan to ask for asylum.
Three northbound lanes will be closed at San Ysidro and another lane at Otay Mesa will also be closed to install “port hardening infrastructure equipment,” the agency said in a statement.
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