close to one of the many border crossings. we are just outside the church of the sacred heart. over many months since the knob last year, hundreds of migrants have been living on the streets, sleeping here. as you can see, the streets are now clear. over the past few days, flyers have been handed out to people gathered here, urging them to hand themselves into the nearest processing centre. a couple of days ago, there were hundreds of people here, and they are not any more. we ask the el paso mayor yesterday what had happened to them, he was a bit vague, but we are told they have been helped along their migratory journey. i think people in border towns like el paso have been making preparations for this influx of people they are expecting to come across the border, when title 42 comes to an end in a few hours. but it may be that we have already seen some of the people come across already, certainly customs and border patrol have said in the past few days they have encountered more than 10,000 migrants every day
thursday. the order, introduced during the covid pandemic, allowed the border authorities to swiftly expel migrants at us [and borders, but without those provisions they are bracing for further influx of migrants. let's go to our correspondent sophie long. how many people are we talking? an influx is a word loaded with meaning, and makes people feel nervous as well. yes, know this is the word. let me just explain exactly where i am. i'm in downtown el paso, a border town a stone throw from one of the three crossings. behind me is the church of the sacred heart. this has been an area where migrants coming from various different countries have congregated over many months. normally it is very busy here. you can see a few people milling around. being served food just by the church. normally there are hundreds
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