First planes carrying migrants from the Rio Grande Valley land in El Paso
Local officials making plans to test new arrivals for COVID-19 at nonprofit shelter
by: Julian Resendiz, Andra Litton
Posted: Mar 9, 2021 / 02:04 PM GMT-0600 / Updated: Mar 9, 2021 / 02:04 PM GMT-0600
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – The first two airplane loads of migrants recently detained by Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley have arrived in El Paso.
A total of 115 international citizens arrived in the city between Monday and Tuesday and were taken to Border Patrol facilities for processing. Fifty of those individuals and families were released to Annunciation House shelter facilities, said Ruben Garcia, executive director of the El Paso nonprofit.
“The rest are still being processed. […] That’s why they’re being flown here. In the Rio Grande Valley the numbers surpassed the resources the Border Patrol has there. When they land, they have to be processed before they can be released,†Garcia said.
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