US extends Covid-19 travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico through August 21

The Biden administration is extending non-essential travel restrictions for the US northern and southern borders until August 21.

The US has been limiting non-essential travel along both borders since the start of the pandemic and extending those restrictions on a monthly basis. The restrictions don’t apply to cross-border trade, US citizens and lawful permanent residents, as well as people traveling for medical purposes or to attend school, among others.

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But over recent weeks, the administration has come under fire for continuing to keep restrictions in place, more than a year into