A pointy rise in migrants crossing the US border from Mexico has pushed a Texas metropolis to “breaking point”, its mayor has warned.
With greater than 2,000 folks a day searching for asylum, companies in El Paso have been overwhelmed, leaving the authorities struggling to manage.
The inflow has additionally hit the Texas border metropolis of Eagle Pass, the place greater than 8,000 migrants arrived this week, main authorities to declare an emergency.
After a dip in unlawful crossings following new asylum restrictions in May, the massive variety of current arrivals has sparked a recent wave of political assaults on US President Joe Biden forward of the 2024 election.
It comes as Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman questioned whether or not worldwide migration guidelines designed greater than a century in the past are “fit for purpose“ forward of a significant speech within the US.
The UK has been coping with its personal migrant points, with folks crossing in small boats from France, whereas southern Italy has additionally seen arrivals from North Africa.
While simply six weeks in the past, about 350 to 400 folks had been crossing into El Paso per day, this has not too long ago surged to 2,000 or extra.
Mayor Oscar Leeser advised a information convention: “The city of El Paso only has so many resources and we have come to… a breaking point right now.”
He has chartered buses to take migrants to New York, Chicago and Denver.
Republican governors in Texas and Florida have been criticised for sending migrants to cities seen as liberal, equivalent to New York and Sacramento.
But Mr Leeser, a Democrat, stated all the migrants on the El Paso buses had been going voluntarily to the cities of their selection.
He stated: “I think it’s really important to note that we have a broken immigration system.
“It’s the identical factor time and again.”
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In August, border patrol officers made 181,509 arrests on the Mexican frontier, up 37% from July, according to latest figures.
People in families with children fuelled the increase, with 93,999 arrests – the highest on record – up from 60,454 in July and 31,487 in June.
Troy Miller, acting US Customs and Border Protection chief, said: “Our operational tempo alongside the border has elevated in response to elevated encounters, and we stay squarely centered on our broader safety mission and imposing US immigration legal guidelines.”
Source: information.sky.com”