The Latest Breaking News from US Border Patrol

EL PASO, Texas — In this deeply Catholic city, people are keenly aware of the meaning of Christmas, especially the biblical story reenacted in the posadas, or inns, where Mary and Joseph went futilely searching for somewhere to spend the night in Bethlehem.

Hundreds of migrants bundled in coats and blankets formed a long line in cold winter air at the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday, hoping the Christmas period will bring an end to uncertainty over their hopes of securing asylum in the United States.

“My dream has come true — the American dream,” says an asylum-seeker from Venezuela who was bused from Texas to New York. “But lately it’s been more of a terror.”

While there is clear support for lawful immigration, there are also calls for stronger border controls.

Authorities say a Mexican citizen who was shot at a U.S. Border Patrol station in Texas has died from his wounds

Twenty-three people were found missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Florida on Wednesday, US Border Patrol said in a statement as the hurricane hit the US state, CBS news reported. Read more on Dynamite News:

Hurricane Ian plunged much of coastal southwest Florida into darkness Wednesday, as the monster storm brought "catastrophic" storm surges, wind and flooding that had officials readying a huge emergency response. The US Border Patrol said 20 migrants were missing after their boat sank, with four Cubans swimming to shore in…

DALLAS — Complications for the Biden administration over immigration intensified as migrants were transported by Republican governors to cities governed by Democrats and rising migration along the southern border remains on pace to exceed a record 2 million.

The International Organization for Migration points to rising fatalities as more people attempt to enter US from Mexico.