The United States on Monday resumed border crossings via land and ferry for nonessential reasons to travelers who are fully vaccinated against the CCP virus, following more than a year of disruptions due to COVID-19 restrictions. “Today, after more than 18 months of pandemic-related travel restrictions, DHS is taking a critical step toward resuming normal travel,” Alejandro N. Mayorkas, secretary of homeland security, said in a statement. “Travelers who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and have appropriate documentation are now permitted to enter the United States via our land and ferry border crossings for nonessential reasons such as visiting friends and family and engaging in tourism,” he said. At the beginning of March 2020, to prevent further spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, then-President Donald Trump announced the ban on “nonessential” border crossings that included non-U.S. citizens from a long list of countries in Europe, Mexico, Canada, and …