What it looks like on the ground at the border, months after Title 42 ended kut.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kut.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With just hours until Title 42 expires, NGO's, law enforcement and local communities in South Texas are ready for a change in the federal processing of asylum seekers, as well as a potential wave of thousands expected to come across the border. Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez issued a disaster declaration on Thursday afternoon, which would set up his border county for relief funds.
Migrants desperate to live in US endure inhumane conditions near the Mexican border: Reporter's notebook amazingmadison.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from amazingmadison.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mireya Villarreal/Jim Scholz/ABC News(MATAMOROS, Mexico) Most U.S. border towns, from Texas to California, thrive on a healthy relationship with their Mexican counterparts. Goods and labor flow back and forth, helping tourism and the economy on both sides. But in the last decade, those relationships have been strained and tensions have grown.
The Migrant Protection Program, or MPP, was created during the Trump administration. Thousands of migrants requesting asylum were sent back to Mexico to wait for their appointments or court hearings, resulting in the creation of a large-scale tent city in Matamoros, Mexico. The camp was only for migrant families and was fenced off to the general public even media couldn t get inside.
The migrants running the location set up a cooking area, a place to bath and use the restroom and even a play area for children. It was safe and orderly. Once MPP was discontinued, the camp was eventually shut down.
As the end of Title 42 creeps closer, a new