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‘The other Ellis Island’: the US border area that sees the whole of global migration

While political leaders hundreds of miles away clash over the border ‘crisis’, the El Paso sector has served more than 200,000 people since October

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‘People will die’: Biden’s border order will worsen migrants’ risks, experts say

El Paso mayor says order ‘will save lives’ but advocates express concern over heat and exploitation by criminals

The Guardian - US

El Paso leaders rally around migrant shelters after Attorney General Ken Paxton’s threat to shut them down

Paxton’s office demanded records of migrants that Annunciation House has helped and threatened to shut down the Catholic shelter network.

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Mexico agrees to deport migrants after El Paso reaches “breaking point”

Mexican immigration officials said they will negotiate with five countries’ governments to ensure they will take back their citizens. The agreement was announced after shelters in El Paso said they are over capacity.

The Texas Tribune

El Paso ‘at breaking point’ amid surge in refugee, migrant arrivals

El Paso in Texas pleads for help amid a dramatic increase in asylum seekers crossing into the US from Mexico.

Al Jazeera

Migrant crossings drop at U.S.-Mexico border after Title 42 expires

Migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have unexpectedly fallen, not risen, since Title 42 curbs expired and reinstating criminal penalties for illegal entry is likely the biggest reason, the Biden administration said on Sunday.

Reuters

Confusion, resolve at US-Mexico border as Title 42 formally ends

Experts say new restrictions at US-Mexico border will continue to impede access to asylum as contentious policy expires.

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Title 42 is about to expire in US. Here’s what you need to know

Expiry of contentious US policy will bring little relief to asylum seekers facing many other border curbs, experts say.

Al Jazeera

US prepares for influx at Mexico border as Title 42 expiry nears

Policy that has allowed US authorities to turn away most asylum seekers at Mexico border will end on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

US readies for migrant influx as Covid-era border rules lapse

Brownsville (United States) (AFP) - The United States is girding for the arrival of thousands of migrants this week, with the expiry of pandemic-era rules that have made claiming asylum at the border all but impossible.

AFP

'Risk it all': Migrant surge as US prepares for Title 42 end

A recent surge of migrants in the Brownsville, Texas, area of the U.S.-Mexico border is highlighting immigration challenges as the U.S. prepares for the end of a policy linked to the coronavirus pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants

The Independent UK

As Title 42 comes to an end, El Paso declares state of emergency

El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser said asylum-seekers are camping out on the sidewalks and staying at shelters in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, under the false notion that they will be allowed to enter the U.S. once Title 42 expires.

The Texas Tribune

Editorial: This land of immigrants: How we can help asylum-seekers, and ourselves

New York Mayor Eric Adams headed to El Paso, Texas, over the weekend to see the other end of the flow of tens of thousands of asylum-seekers pouring into Port Authority, as Americans find themselves wondering how things ended up like this and what can be done about it.

Tribune News Service

Biden’s border visit will showcase a city strained by migration

Joe Biden’s choice of El Paso, Texas, as the site of his first presidential visit to the U.S.-Mexico border puts a spotlight on a city that has struggled to deal with a four-fold surge in the number of migrants on its streets.

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Tens of thousands wait at border for asylum limits to end

Migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico sought shelter from the cold early Wednesday as restrictions that prevented many from seeking asylum in the U.S. remained in place beyond their anticipated end

The Texas Tribune

With rifles and razor wire, National Guard and state troopers are blocking migrants at the border in El Paso

As cities on the Texas-Mexico border continue preparing for a possible influx of migrants and Title 42 remains in limbo, a shallow spot in the Rio Grande where thousands have recently crossed became the scene of a standoff Monday.

The Independent UK

Suspense, pressure build at border over US asylum rules

Suspense mounted at the U.S. border with Mexico about the future of restrictions on asylum seekers as the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower-court order to stop turning back migrants based rules set in place at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic

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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.

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A Texas mayor has declared a state of emergency over migrants crossing the border

The mayor of a Texas border city declared a state of emergency Saturday over concerns about the community's ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Mexican border.

The Independent UK

Texas mayor declares state of emergency over migrant swell

The mayor of a Texas border city has declared a state of emergency over concerns about the community’s ability to handle an anticipated influx of migrants across the Southern border

The Texas Tribune

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.

Tribune News Service

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…

The Independent UK

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

Tribune News Service

Commentary: As border crisis continues, where should migrants go?

“Where should officials who are overwhelmed by the number of migrants coming into their cities and into their shelters … send the migrants?”

Reuters

Democrat-led Texas city steps up migrant busing to New York, outpacing Republican effort

The Democrat-led border city of El Paso, Texas, has sent more migrants on buses to New York City and Chicago than a campaign by Texas' Republican governor, a twist in an ongoing partisan battle over U.S. border security.

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