More than 1000 migrants crossed the US border-witness
2022.12.13 03:00
More than 1000 migrants crossed the US border-witness
Budrigannews.com – A Reuters witness said on Monday that about 1,500 people from Mexico crossed the Rio Grande overnight into El Paso, Texas. This comes amid an increase in migrant arrivals in the region ahead of the expiration of a pandemic-era order that blocks them at the U.S.-Mexico border.
A witness who photographed the events for Reuters said that some of the migrants were wading into the river from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, with bags in their arms and children on their backs.
According to a website maintained by the city of El Paso, approximately 2,400 migrants attempted to enter the El Paso Sector on Sunday by way of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). That includes both a portion of the Texas border and the entire border with the state of New Mexico, which is 268 miles (431 kilometers) long.
Although CBP has not yet released its own statistics for November, migrant encounters in El Paso increased significantly in September and October compared to a year ago. “To process individuals as safely and expeditiously as possible,” as stated by CBP spokesperson Landon Hutchens, additional agents and officers were being brought in.
U.S. officials are preparing for a possible further rise in migrant crossings from Dec. 21, when the order known as Title 42 is set to expire, despite the fact that the exact reasons for the increase cannot be determined. The order allows authorities to swiftly send migrants caught at the border back to Mexico or other countries without the opportunity to claim asylum in the United States. It was enacted to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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A November judicial ruling that overturned the order is being challenged by a coalition of states and Republican attorneys general. They want to keep it in place.
According to the agency, CBP is sending migrants to other parts of the border to relieve pressure on El Paso.
On Monday morning, a large number of migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande overnight had to wait in a long line that stretched for hundreds of meters on the northern bank to notify U.S. border officials of their arrival.
A group of Nicaraguans, who claimed to have been kidnapped last week in the state of Durango, were among the migrants who crossed over on Sunday.
Seven Nicaraguans told Reuters that they had been kidnapped. After being released and having their phones returned, some displayed videos that included images of the location where they claimed to have been held.
Mexican authorities transported some Nicaraguan migrants to Ciudad Juarez by loading them onto buses after they were released.
“We are left with fear as a result of everything that happened. Jose Manuel, a Nicaraguan immigrant, stated, “I don’t think we’ll be able to live in peace.” He stated that he could not envision remaining in Mexico.
The accounts of the migrants could not be independently verified by Reuters. A request for comment was sent to the Mexican military and immigration authorities, but they did not immediately respond.
A number of the Nicaraguan migrants pleaded with President Joe Biden of the United States to assist them.
Unidentified Nicaraguan man stated, “He is the only president who will help us, we know he will open the door for us.”
