Those providing shelter to migrants in El Paso worry about a humanitarian crisis deepening in the city as temperatures are expected to drop.
Local groups providing shelter to migrants in El Paso, Texas, have warned that an incoming Arctic blast expected to sweep across the state over Christmas could deepen a humanitarian crisis that's threatening to unfold in the border city.
Colombian migrant Jaider, 18, holds his puppy Trucha, while looking over the Rio Grande into El Paso, Texas on December 19, 2022 from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Shelters in the city are running at full capacity, leaving many migrants to sleep in the streets at night.Despite the best efforts of the traditionally welcoming Texan city to take care of the newly arrived migrants, El Paso found itself overwhelmed by this recent influx of families and individuals crossing the border.
As facilities reached their full capacity, many migrants were forced to sleep on the streets of downtown El Paso, according to whatAs temperatures drop near freezing point in the hours after sunset, many have been worried about the conditions of migrants spending the night outdoors.
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