US Closing Border With Mexico to Non-Essential Travel

The San Ysidro port of entry as cars enter the United States from Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on March 19, 2020. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images

The United States and Mexico agreed to close the shared border between the countries to non-essential traffic, Trump administration officials announced on Friday.

The move came two days after America and Canada jointly agreed to close the shared border to non-essential traffic. The agreements go into effect on Saturday.