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Processing of asylum seekers set to begin in El Paso on Feb. 26
EL PASO, Texas The processing of migrant asylum seekers who are currently under the Migrant Protection Protocol in Mexico is set to begin on Feb. 26 in El Paso, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Although the start of the phased approach of processing starts this Friday, DHS said processing is not beginning at all of the three ports that will be used, or at full capacity, on that day. The two other ports of entry are in San Ysirdo, California and Brownsville, Texas. Brownsville s port of entry will begin processing Feb. 22.
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In this Aug. 30, 2019, file photo, migrants, many of whom were returned to Mexico under the Trump administration s Remain in Mexico policy, wait in line to get a meal in an encampment near the Gateway International Bridge in Matamoros, Mexico.
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Beginning next week, the U.S. government will gradually process thousands of asylum seekers forced to wait in Mexico under a controversial program put in place by former President Donald Trump.
Gov. Greg Abbott recently discussed a surge of immigrants at Texas’ southern border. Author: Anastasiya Bolton (KENS) Updated: 9:50 PM CST February 12, 2021
MCALLEN, Texas Holding her young daughter, 18-year-old Ana from El Salvador said she made the month-long journey to McAllen, Texas for her child.
KHOU isn t identifying Ana and isn’t using her last name to protect her identity in case her life is in danger in her home country.
“More than anything, I did it for my daughter,” she said in Spanish. “Because over there, she can’t have the same things she can have here.”
The reasons for coming to this country don’t change based on who’s in the White House.