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General Category => Immigration/Border => Topic started by: rangerrebew on May 19, 2019, 02:12:14 pm
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Increase in Immigrants Results in 4 Additional Soft-Sided Temporary Facilities
May 17, 2019 3:55 PM in News - Local
By: John Paul Barajas
MCALLEN – U.S. Customs and Border Protection are adding more temporary facilities in order to provide additional shelter for immigrants awaiting their turn to be processed.
Agents and other personnel tasked to patrol the border have been re-assigned to construct four temporary structures at both the McAllen and Rio Grande City Border Patrol stations.
At the centralized processing center, individuals receive new clothing and shoes in addition to food and medical care.
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