El Paso Halts Migrant Buses to NYC, Chicago Until FEMA Sends Money
RANDY CLARK9 Nov 202255
Despite a recent Biden Administration policy to reduce the number of Venezuelan migrant crossings along the southwest border, shelters and federal detention facility overcrowding is forcing the new arrivals onto El Paso’s streets. Those with the financial means to travel freely are sent to a downtown commercial bus depot. Meanwhile, local officials have paused dedicated buses to Chicago and New York City until federal reimbursements are met.
Despite the reduction in crossings by migrants from Venezuela, those from Nicaragua, Cuba, and a host of other countries have led El Paso to the forefront of border sectors for apprehensions.
El Paso jumped ahead of the Rio Grande Valley and Del Rio Sectors to become the busiest of the nine southwest regions in October, according to a source within CBP. El Paso agents apprehended approximately 53,000 during the month, up from 14,000 in October 2021.
According to a report by El Paso Matters, 600 migrants were released by the Border Patrol onto the streets of El Paso between Friday and Monday. Private shelters in the city were unable to accommodate the releases, according to the report.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2022/11/09/el-paso-halts-migrant-buses-to-nyc-chicago-until-fema-sends-money/
