“The numbers are very high and continue to sustain themselves,” said Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley.
The organization is currently working out of two locations and actively working with city officials to identify a centralized location to handle the uptick of migrants. They’ve also been in contact with Border Patrol, which is similarly feeling the strain amid an influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border.
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Speaking from El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said that the agency on Monday encountered over 4,000 migrants, the highest total number of migrants in years.
In March, almost 40,000 children will come into CBP’s custody, McAleenan added, saying that that the “potential for a tragic incident” during a border crossing or in overwhelmed federal facilities is “clear and present.”
Source: Texas shelters along the southern border scramble to house migrants
