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Texas cities struggle to address influx of arrivals along US-Mexico border

The administration of US President Joe Biden has reached out to Mexico for help confronting the spike in migration.

Al Jazeera · Sep 25, 2023

El Paso tries to house many migrants in freezing weather – but some don't qualify

El Paso has scrambled to move migrants off the streets and into shelters as temperatures plummet below freezing, but federal law dictates which migrants can stay inside city facilities.

WEKU · Dec 23, 2022

El Paso declares emergency over expected migrant influx once Title 42 expires

"I really believe that today our asylum seekers are not safe," El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser said.

Axios · Dec 18, 2022

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Anticipating a surge in border crossings amid cold temperatures, El Paso declares a state of emergency

With Title 42 ending Wednesday, El Paso officials expect the number of migrants crossing the border could double. Declaring a state of emergency should open more options to provide migrants shelter from below-freezing temperatures.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 18, 2022

El Paso plans to bus hundreds of migrants to Dallas and other cities with major airports

EL PASO, Texas – With the influx of migrants likely to top 5,000 per day, El Paso city and county leaders plan to work with non-governmental organizations, or NGOs, to bus people to Dallas, Houston and other cities with major airport hubs, allowing migrants to be transported to points across…

Tribune News Service · Dec 17, 2022

El Paso grapples with surge of migrants before asylum shift

Authorities in El Paso, Texas, are describing a humanitarian crisis as they grapple with the daily release of roughly 1,600 migrants to local shelters and the streets of the border city in freezing temperatures

The Independent UK · Dec 16, 2022

In El Paso, migrants are sleeping on the streets after thousands crossed the border last weekend

A Nicaraguan fisherman planned to spend the night in a parking garage with other migrants, then a good Samaritan offered him a place to sleep. The city is struggling to handle a sudden influx of migrants that has overwhelmed local resources.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 14, 2022

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El Paso joins Texas Gov. Abbott’s strategy of busing migrants to New York, other East Coast cities

EL PASO, Texas — A chartered bus carrying migrants is scheduled to leave El Paso for New York on Tuesday, marking the first time city and county officials have agreed to work with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.

Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022

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