President Trump on Wednesday announced that the U.S. and Canada are temporarily closing their shared border to non-essential traffic as part of the effort to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. "We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border with Canada to non-essential traffic," Trump tweeted. DHS CONSIDERING PLAN TO TURN AWAY ASYLUM SEEKERS, PEOPLE WHO CROSSED SOUTHERN BORDER ILLEGALLYCanada relies on the U.S. for 75 percent of its exports. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPFuture plans for the southern U.S. border remain in development. Fox News learned Tuesday that the Department of Homeland Security is considering a plan that would turn away asylum seekers and anyone who has crossed the southern border illegally.

Source: Fox News March 18, 2020 13:49 UTC