More than 200 illegal aliens cross border, surrender to Border Patrol in El Paso
More than 200 migrants cross border, surrender to Border Patrol in El Paso's Lower Valley
Times staff report, El Paso Times
Published 2:53 p.m. MT Dec. 3, 2018
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More than 200 undocumented immigrants on Monday crossed the border to surrender to the U.S. Border Patrol in El Paso.
A group of men, women and children surrendered to agents along the Rio Grande levee next to the border fence in the Riverside area of the Lower Valley, said Agent Fidel Baca, an agency spokesman.
The group was the latest in a rise in recent weeks of groups of large number of migrants crossing the El Paso border to turn themselves in a bid for political asylum.
It was not known if the migrants were part of the Central American caravans making their way through Mexico, Baca said.
The countries where the migrants are from were not immediately disclosed.
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https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2...unds&auto=webpA large group of migrants were detained by Border Patrol Monday at the border fence along the Border Highway near Fonseca. (Photo: Ruben R. Ramirez)
The migrants were taken into custody, will be processed and a determination will be made if they would be prosecuted for illegal entry, Baca said.
A group of about 130 migrants surrendered Monday morning and were taken away by Border Patrol buses.
There were about 90 migrants left waiting with agents and then a group of about 30 more showed up while an El Paso Times photographer was at the scene.
Some migrants were then taken away in Border Patrol vehicles, while about 60 migrants were left waiting while watched by one agent.
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A wave of Central American migrants seeking political asylum in the United States began arriving in Juárez in October.
The migrants are made to wait in Mexico by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, who has said it doesn't have the facility space at the international bridges for large groups.
Last month, more than 100 migrants were sleeping on the Paso Del Norte international bridge connecting El Paso and Juárez, waiting to be allowed into the U.S. until Mexican authorities made them go to a migrant shelter.
Migrants processed by U.S. immigration authorities are then released to the streets pending asylum hearings.
A network of shelters set up by churches and civic groups in El Paso and Las Cruces have been temporarily housing the migrants before they make their way to destinations in other parts of the nation.
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https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2...unds&auto=webpA large group of migrants were detained by Border Patrol Monday at the border fence along the Border Highway near Fonseca. (Photo: Ruben R. Ramirez)
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