US closes two rail bridges to curb migrant inflow from Mexico

EL PASO, Texas: After discovering a surge in migrant smuggling through Mexico by train over the weekend, the U.S. closed two rail bridges that move freight between Texas and its southern neighbor.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) closure of the bridges at Eagle Pass and El Paso was the latest in a series of similar border closures aimed at redeploying enforcement resources in response to a surge i