Trump Officials Are Studying Options for Closing the U.S.-Mexico Border
- Possibilities include partial shutdown of entry points
- Trump has repeatedly threatened to shut the U.S.-Mexico border
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer speaks to a man at the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico, on Nov. 26, 2018.
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The Trump administration is examining options for shutting entry points to the U.S. from Mexico in case the president follows through with his threat to close the border, a White House official said Wednesday.
Officials are discussing the possibility of closing select ports of entry, partly closing them, or shutting all entry points entirely, said the official, who asked for anonymity to comment on private deliberations. The preparations are said to be somewhere between a theoretical discussion of options and implementation planning.