The existing restrictions set forth more than a month ago were set to expire on Wednesday but have now been extended as Government officials have called it a vulnerable spot for COVID-19 Virus infections.

Locally, Maverick County is at 93 positive cases of COVID- 19 with one death.

At this point in time, the United States Government's position to continue restrictions on non-essential crossings in the North and South of our country is to avoid more Covid-19 infections.

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf issued out a statement on Non-Essential Travel on Tuesday. “As I have repeatedly stated — border security is homeland security.

Our efforts over the last several months to limit nonessential travel have been successful and now is not the time to change course.

The President has made it clear that we must continue to keep legitimate, commercial trade flowing while limiting those seeking to enter our country for non-essential purposes. Non-essential travel will not be permitted until this administration is convinced that doing so is safe and secure,” stated Wolf. “We have been in contact with our Canadian and Mexican counterparts, and they also agree that extending these restrictions is prudent at this time.

We appreciate our partnership with Mexico and Canada in ensuring that North America is working together to combat the ongoing global pandemic." The economic impact of shutting down border crossings to non-essential travel has hit local businesses hard.

The City of Eagle Pass has also lost a great amount of revenues in the past two months from the decease of border crossings.

The City depends on approximately 50% of its yearly budget from bridge revenues, which are not coming in at this time.