And border officials on both sides are learning to cooperate.

At the last minute, though, border officials refused to let the convoy pass.

More than 16,000 people arrived today alone, Jordanian border officials said.

Rules could be written requiring border officials to grant them a hearing.

How this happens in practice depends largely on the mood of the individual border official.

Any improvements would not last beyond the next decade, border officials have said, if growth continues at the current pace.

But customs and border officials on both sides said they had no plans to close either entry point.

Last year, 87 people suffered such a fate and several guns were seized, border officials said.

I once heard my aunt say he paid an enormous bribe to the border officials.

All entry is at the discretion of the border official you get.