International travelers eagerly waited to the side of the U.S.-Mexico border line Sunday night until the clock struck midnight, officially lifting restrictions imposed more than a year and a half ago at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. She pulls off to the side of the border traffic waiting at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on Monday in Tijuana. Lines of cars backed up for miles in Mexicali and Nogales, but at the San Ysidro port, traffic was moving steadily and smoothly in the early morning hours. As of 6:30 a.m., lines at the San Ysidro pedestrian east crossing were not as long as anticipated. The restrictions have mostly kept Mexican citizens with visas or border crossing cards from visiting the United States.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 09, 2021 01:12 UTC