With every second that ticks closer to June 1st, the lines to apply for a passport get longer and longer.
That's why Aurora de la Garza, the Cameron County Commissioner's Clerk has been holding passport fairs.
And, as the deadline gets closer, her office gets busier.
"We had expected to get maybe a 1000 people," said de la Garza, "but I think we've had over 2000 people today."
The rush to get your passport before June 1st comes from a recommendation from the 9-11 Commisions 8 years ago.
Now, starting Monday, citizens will need a passport to cross over ports of entry.
"The June 1st deadline is here upon us, " said de la Garza, "and they need to have that passport to reenter the country. "
The difficulty in trying to get every ones application processed has translated in to longer then expected wait times.
While depending on the size of the family, de la Garza said she can process one application in about 5 minutes.
Yet, when people don't bring the proper requirements, it leads to longer wait times.
And it's all this trouble for a little card that gets us back home.
“I suspect they are going to have a difficult time trying to renter, " said de la Garza, "they need to have that card.”
By: Kevin Sanchez
TV Station Profiles & Public Inspection Files forKGBT