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Eda Cristelia Melendez Vallecillo, 70, from Honduras is pictured with her granddaughter Linda, 3, at Albergue Para Migrantes El Buen Samaritano, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on March 9, 2021. She was injured while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border and was taken to the shelter by Grupos Beta, but she still hopes to seek asylum to reach her children in the United States.
After a year and a half at El Buen Samaritano migrant shelter, Ingrid Lizette Muñoz Ramos was finally preparing to leave.
She patted her suitcase, resting on top of the bunk bed where she, her husband and two children had slept since arriving in Juárez.
Immigration
An Eye Into What Has And Hasnât Changed At The Border Under Biden At A Migrant Shelter In Juárez
Some residents are packing up to leave, others are just arriving. And for some, the wait continues.
March 15, 2021, 6:27 PM
Eda Cristelia Melendez Vallecillo, 70, from Honduras is pictured with her granddaughter Linda, 3, at “Albergue Para Migrantes El Buen Samaritano,” in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on March 9, 2021. She was injured while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border and was taken to the shelter by Grupos Beta, but she still hopes to seek asylum to reach her children in the United States.
An Eye Into What Has And Hasn’t Changed At The Border Under Biden At A Migrant Shelter In Juárez Posted on March 16, 2021
Some residents are packing up to leave, others are just arriving. And for some, the wait continues.
Eda Cristelia Melendez Vallecillo, 70, from Honduras is pictured with her granddaughter Linda, 3, at “Albergue Para Migrantes El Buen Samaritano,” in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico on March 9, 2021. She was injured while trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border and was taken to the shelter by Grupos Beta, but she still hopes to seek asylum to reach her children in the United States. (Paul Ratje For KERA News)
Austin-Travis County residents who are eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccination this week could have a better chance of booking a first dose appointment through local vaccine providers after Texas received its largest shipment of doses to date.
The Texas Department of State Health Services by Monday released a list of every authorized Austin-Travis County vaccine provider who will receive some of the 1.5 million doses given to the state this week, for a total of about 46,540 first doses coming to Travis County.
Gov. Greg Abbott last week announced that starting Monday, Texas would be receiving the 1.5 million doses of coronavirus vaccine from the federal government.