U.s. customs and border protection says a new migrant processing center in el paso, texas is now open. officials say that tent-like facility will boost processing capacity by 1,000 and will ensure migrants are treated with dignity while in custody. cnn s rosa flores is live in texas. we know el paso has become the epicenter of this crisis. practically speaking, what will the impact of this new center be? reporter: well, practically, it will double the holding capacity in the el paso sector which is important because it will give the federal government a way to mitigate the impact of migrant surges. what happened in el paso, and the reason why el paso became the epicenter of the current immigration crisis was because a very large number of migrants crossed into the united states during a very short period of time. this overwhelmed the federal government, the local government
(The Center Square) – On his first trip to the southern border since he’s been in office, President Joe Biden met with Democratic officials in El Paso, where record apprehensions
Regional summit. mr. biden has arrived in mexico city where he will meet with his counter parts from mexico and canada later today. they will cover a number of pressing topics including the recent surge in migration. the president addressed that issue on sunday when he visited the u.s. border in el paso, texas. he spoke with workers at a migrant processing center, but notably he did not appear to meet with migrants themselves. a senior administration official told cnn that was completely coincidental that the center did not have any that day. mr. biden also inspected the iron fence between mexico and the u.s. and pledged more government support. it comes as he faces criticism for failing to address the spike in border crossings. the president who caused the chaos at the border needed to be here. it just so happens he s two
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