Texas-Mexico border faces steep challenges as migrants surge in Juárez-El Paso corridor
Migrants cluster near the international bridge to downtown El Paso in camps of tattered tents and in nearby abandoned buildings. Children cry as parents try to soothe them. Adults cajole businesses to let them use their indoor toilets. The air reeks of urine.
In February, there were more than 20,000 individuals who received Title 42 exceptions and began the asylum process. “We are at capacity,” said Javier Calvillo, director of the Casa del Migrante, the biggest shelter in the city. “The numbers will only rise in the days to come.”Across the border, El Paso’s fire department is running drills along the Rio Grande to prepare to rescue migrants from drowning, as concerns grow about a rise in desperate attempts to cross.
Dallas Responds has given shelter for years to migrants, usually at the sprawling Oak Lawn United Methodist Church. More recently, those migrants have come directly by buses from federal immigration detention centers. “We will make sure to serve them as we have been,” said Rev. Rachel Baughman, pastor of the Oak Lawn UMC.
He pointed to a message on WhatsApp quoting a story from the Breitbart News site that alleged the Biden administration was ordering U.S. immigration officials to lift Title 42 restrictions for Venezuelans. Behind him, dozens of people absorbed the same false information.They said the information from Breitbart, a right wing publication, was spreading on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and WhatsApp.
García said there is a visible increase in migrant arrivals to El Paso, but it isn’t as dramatic as it was in December when migrants slept on downtown sidewalks because indoor shelters were full.
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