Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum criticized the United States’ decision to shut down the U.S.–Mexico border following the detection of a new incidence of New World screwworm (NWS) flesh-eating pests.
“From our point of view, it is a totally exaggerated decision to close the border again,” Sheinbaum said during a Thursday morning press conference.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the closure of livestock trade through southern ports of entry on Wednesday, with the shutdown “effective immediately,” according to a July 9 statement from the Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The decision to close the ports was taken after Mexico reported a new case of NWS on July 8 in the Ixhuatlan de Madero region in the state of Veracruz, roughly 370 miles south of the U.S.–Mexico border….