New ID-check policy

New ID-check policy increases bridge wait times - By Louie Gilot / El Paso Times

August 29, 2007 -- New ID-check policy increases bridge wait times - By Louie Gilot / El Paso Times
The stretched-out lines at El Paso's international bridges are partly due to a new policy in which customs officers check U.S. citizens' driver's licenses and enter information into a computer manually, a leading border trade group reported. The Border Trade Alliance sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff last week complaining about what it says is a new, ineffective and time-consuming policy.
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