been processed by border patrol to other parts of the country where they await the immigration court process and that is the challenge facing starting perhaps on wednesday. it is 39 degrees and getting colder. this is roberto cordova s first night sleeping on the el paso streets. he said he s never experienced anything close to homelessness. he left cuba last month and is hoping to get to miami soon. [ speaking non-english ] he said this is the first time in his life he s had to spend the night on the street and he feels completely lost. a thin pair of new york giants socks and unlaced shoes won t be enough to get through the frigid night. everything that he s wearing now, the jackets and the heavy clothing, is donated to people who have dropped it off here.
you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. a surge of migrants is arriving at the southern border and that influx could get much bigger. take a look at these images from the rio grande. migrants braving freezing conditions to turn themselves in. partly because of the pandemic era policy that allows officials to turn the migrants away. that is set to end in just four days. a look at what some migrants are dealing with after crossing into the u.s. i can see it going on behind you, obviously. what are you seeing? well, you know, another day on the streets of downtown el paso. hundreds of migrants on these streets here. many of them will not be able to sleep inside of shelters in the city tonight. and many of them waiting for a ride out of town. reporter: it s 39 degrees and getting colder. this is roberto cordova s first night sleeping on the el paso
hello, everyone. thank you so much for joining me this saturday. i m fredricka whitfield. cities along the southern border are bracing for an increase of migrants after a federal appeals court rejects a republican-led challenge to keep title 42 in place that trump-era policy allowed authorities to swiftly expel migrants who crossed into the u.s. from mexico citing health concerns over the covid-19 pandemic. the court ruling will allow the policy to end next week and sets the stage for a challenge in the u.s. supreme court. but for many border cities resources are already strained. in el paso, texas, authorities are grappling with a surge of over 2,000 migrants daily. cnn s ed lav endare a has nor. reporter: it s 39 degrees and getting colder. this is roberto cordova s first night sleeping on the el paso streets. he says he has never experienced
title 42 the trump era policy that cites covid-19 as the reason to expel migrants immediately at the southern border. unless the supreme court enter convenience, the biden administration is bracing for a surge in migrant crossings when title 42 ends on wednesday. cnn s ed lavandera is in el paso, texas. reporter: it s 39 degrees and getting colder. this is roberto cordova s first night sleeping on the el paso streets. he said he s never experienced anything close to homelessness. he left cuba last month and and is hoping to get to miami pretty soon. he says this is the first time in his life he s ever had to spend the night on the street. and he feels completely lost.