El Paso scrambles to help migrants and asylum-seekers
December 26, 2022
Migrants, Immigrant groups, Volunteers
Migrants face freezing conditions on Mexican border. El Paso scrambles to help.
Where: El Paso, Texas
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Immigrant groups and volunteers in El Paso, Texas, are rushing to help migrants and asylum seekers survive the arctic freeze sweeping across the country.
El Paso is dealing with a massive wave of migrants and asylum seekers, with roughly 12,800 noted in the past seven days.
The surge in migration is fueled partly by the imminent end of the Title 42 policy that allows border officials to expel migrants.
The winter storm caught several migrants off guard.
El Paso’s Rep. Veronica Escobar stated, “Everybody’s working as quickly as possible to make sure that those facilities are available.”
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