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Vehicles from Mexico and the U.S. approach a border crossing in El Paso, Texas, Monday, April 1, 2019. Associated Press

Trump eases up on border shutdown threat

By JILL COLVIN and COL- migration into the U.S., a only close “large sections Nielsen was creating pletely would disrupt man-
LEEN LONG move would have enor- of the border” and “not an emergency opera- ufacturing supply lines and
Associated Press mous economic conse- all of it.” He added that tions center and named the flow of goods ranging
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pres- quences on both sides of his posturing was “the only U.S. Border Patrol official from avocados to cars,
ident Donald Trump eased the border. way we’re getting a re- Manny Padilla as an op- making for a “potentially
up Tuesday on his threats While Trump on Tuesday sponse.” erational crisis coordinator catastrophic economic
to shut the southern border did not back off the idea Later Tuesday, Homeland to manage the response impact,” in the words of
this week as officials across completely, he said he was Security Secretary Kirstjen from within the different Republican Sen. Mitch
his administration explored pleased with steps Mexico Nielsen held an emergen- immigration agencies at McConnell, the Senate
half-measures that might had taken in recent days cy call with Cabinet mem- the Department of Home- majority leader.
satisfy the president’s urge and renewed his calls for bers and White House land Security. Padilla is a Some inside the adminis-
for action, like stopping Congress to make chang- aides, saying, “We are go- 30-year Border Patrol vet- tration also worry it would
only foot traffic at certain es he contends would ing to treat it as if we have eran and was recently the only exacerbate illegal im-
crossings. solve the problem. been hit by a Category 5 head of the Rio Grande migration. Meantime, ad-
Facing a surge of Central “Let’s see if they keep it hurricane,” according to Valley Sector in Texas. ministration officials grap-
American migrants trying done,” he said of Mexico. a person on the call. The His job will be different pled with how they might
to enter the U.S., Trump “Now, if they don’t, or if we person was not authorized from that of the immigra- minimize the impact of a
last week threatened to don’t make a deal with to discuss the call publicly tion or “border czar” that shutdown or implement
seal the border this week Congress, the border’s go- and spoke to The Associ- Trump is considering, the less sweeping actions.
if Mexico did not imme- ing to be closed, 100%.” ated Press on condition of official said.
diately halt all illegal im- He also said that he might anonymity. Closing the border com- Continued on Page 2