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.

More: Migrants have legal right to request asylum: Ouisa Davis

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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.

More: Catholic Diocese of El Paso shelters Central American migrants after harrowing journey
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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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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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60 illegals to 1 agent

Here's how to help 'migrant caravan' asylum seekers expected in Texas by mid-Dec.

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60 illegals to 1 agent

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They aren't going anyplace. They turned themselves in to the border patrol to get a ride over to where they will get 3 free meals a day and a hot shower, clean sheets, medical care, etc. until they get a free ride over to the bus station where a church will give them free bus tickets to where ever in the country they want to go.
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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.

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More than 200 migrants cross border, surrender to Border Patrol in El Paso's Lower Valley

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.

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.


Migrants processed by U.S. immigration authorities are then released to the streets pending asylum hearings.

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Made to wait in Mexico ----- in an article with the headline ---More than 200 migrants cross border, surrender to Border Patrol in El Paso's Lower Valley

Catholic Charities looking for donations prior to asylum seekers arrival in Texas

who pay for this we do it not right

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They aren't going anyplace. They turned themselves in to the border patrol to get a ride over to where they will get 3 free meals a day and a hot shower, clean sheets, medical care, etc. until they get a free ride over to the bus station where a church will give them free bus tickets to where ever in the country they want to go.
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True JD2! Sad but true, and don't forget the hugs.
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Made to wait in Mexico -----

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The reporter confused the issue by not explaining it better.
The asylum seekers who go to the port of entry to enter legally as asylum seekers have to wait their turn in Mexico as only so many per day are accepted.
But since a judge ruled that Trump can't refuse applications for asylum to people who enter illegally the group entering illegally gets to apply for asylum too, without waiting in Mexico.
This is an explanation of the situation, not a justification for it.

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True JD2! Sad but true, and don't forget the hugs.
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The woman is caring a baby.

He can't very well handcuff her unless he wants to be her baby sitter.

Migrants, blocked at the border, wait their turn to apply for asylum in Texas

UPDATED 6:08 p.m. MT Dec. 3, 2018

More than 400 migrants cross border, surrender to Border Patrol in El Paso's Lower Valley

Daniel Borunda, El Paso TimesPublished 2:53 p.m. MT Dec. 3, 2018 | Updated 6:08 p.m. MT Dec. 3, 2018

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More than 400 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 an increase in recent weeks of groups of large number of migrants crossing the Texas border to turn themselves in in a bid for political asylum.

Border Patrol initially detained 200 people but the number had jumped to 400 by Monday evening, including a group found east of the Zaragoza Bridge, Baca said.

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.

More: Migrants have legal right to request asylum: Ouisa Davis
Migrants in Tijuana rush toward US border in show of force, tear gas fired by US agents

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 and will be processed. A determination will be made whether they will be prosecuted for illegal entry, Baca said.

A group of about 130 migrants surrendered Monday morning on the border near Fonseca Drive 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 being watched by a single 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.

More: Catholic Diocese of El Paso shelters Central American migrants after harrowing journey
'Touched my heart' — El Paso restaurants feed Central American migrants at shelters

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)

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/ne...ol/2195464002/

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The woman is caring a baby.

He can't very well handcuff her unless he wants to be her baby sitter.

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Where is the National Guard or the Military to do the baby sitting while the Border Patrol do the arresting.

The behavior in that picture is very inappropriate and I would say the same if it was a citizen being arrested. JMO

Hundreds of migrants request asylum with Border Patrol near Ascarate

Migrants taken into custody

By: Adrian Ochoa
Posted: Dec 03, 2018 02:51 PM MST
Updated: Dec 03, 2018 05:35 PM MST

Hundreds of migrants seek asylum in El Paso

El Paso, Texas - U.S. Border Patrol agents took more than 400 migrants into custody Monday morning after the migrants turned themselves in at the border fence, just south of Ascarate Park.

The migrants were walking on the U.S. side of the border near the border fence that runs along the Cesar E. Chavez Border Highway.

They weren't all traveling together and were taken into custody in groups throughout the day, the Border Patrol said.

Earlier Monday, the Border Patrol reported about 200 migrants had turned themselves in. Later Monday, that figure increased to more than 400.

Authorities also said the migrants had not crossed over the border fence, and instead turned themselves in to U.S. Border Patrol agents stationed at an opening along the fence.

That opening is located near Midway Dr. in El Paso's lower valley.

ABC-7 spoke with Mary Juarez, who lives in the neighborhood off the Border Highway near the border fence. Juarez said she is not bothered much by the migrants trying to enter the US, but "we do have to take precautions and lock up our doors now and be very watchful with our children." Juarez said she understands why the migrants are coming to the US. "They see what we have here, so they're trying to do the same thing and I understand where they're coming from, but they need to do it the right way," she said.

Joe Romero, a spokesman with the U.S. Border Patrol, told ABC-7 the migrants are part of a caravan of people who are requesting asylum in the U.S. Several children were part of the groups taken into custody Monday. Romero said a lot of the people who were traveling together were family units.

President Donald Trump issued a proclamation last month that barred anyone who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border between official ports of entry from seeking asylum, but a federal judge on Friday upheld his ruling, blocking that ban.

The judge sided with legal groups who argued that federal law is clear that immigrants in the U.S. can request asylum regardless of whether they entered legally. The Trump Administration is appealing the judge's ruling.

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Such a shame. The law needs to be changed, and now it won't ever be. Americans cut their own throats on November 6, 2018. It's so sad.

The Republicans had 2 years to change these horrible laws, and they did not do it, and that is reason we have these current problems.

And now the current problem is the current problem forever. You're obviously quite pleased with the outcome of the elections so you can be quite pleased the results of it.

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And now the current problem is the current problem forever. You're obviously quite pleased with the outcome of the elections so you can be quite pleased the results of it.

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This is happening NOW! You are obviously quite happy with what is happening now, because you defend the R's even when they are still currently in charge, will be in charge until Jan. and have been in charge for 2 years. No, I do not expect it to get any better, but in 2016 I most certainly did expect it to improve, instead of get worse.

Just because some folks don't constantly whine about the recent election results does not mean they are pleased or support the Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives. It is what it is and it's time to accept it and move on

If some folks think all is lost and want to surrender, that's on them! However, they shouldn't expect everyone else to give up or publicly whine about something they have no control over.

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This is happening NOW! You are obviously quite happy with what is happening now, because you defend the R's even when they are still currently in charge, will be in charge until Jan. and have been in charge for 2 years. No, I do not expect it to get any better, but in 2016 I most certainly did expect it to improve, instead of get worse.

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If in 2016, you expected this 40 year old, 30 million person scourge to improve in 15 months, the month you showed up here complaining, then you didn't understand the depth and complexity of the problem or what was required to "improve" it.

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Just because some folks don't constantly whine about the recent election results does not mean they are pleased or support the Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives. It is what it is and it's time to accept it and move on

If some folks think all is lost and want to surrender, that's on them! However, they shouldn't expect everyone else to give up or publicly whine about something they have no control over.

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People who didn't vote Republican on November 6, 2018 or who said or did anything prior to that date that would have or might have and probably did cause someone else or several someone elses not to vote Republican on November 6, 2018 are the collective body of Americans who I believe sold out the United States on this issue and several others. Was that their intent or an unexpected outcome for them? I don't know, these were pretty smart people that I saw and heard doing this, so I don't think they did it by mistake or accident, but I guess there's always the possibility that they weren't as smart as I thought they were or they at least otherwise seemed to be. Some were even bragging about it, proud of it, even using the loss to raise money.

A Real Life Real Time Political Twilight Zone.

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If in 2016, you expected this 40 year old, 30 million person scourge to improve in 15 months, the month you showed up here complaining, then you didn't understand the depth and complexity of the problem or what was required to "improve" it.

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And according to you the Republicans hold no blame at all for this 40 year old scoruge.

Red= Republican majority
Green= tied

Senate---------- House-----------
Dem Rep Oth Dem Rep Oth
1978 58 41 1 277 158 0-------------Carter
1980 46 53 1 242 192 1
1982 46 54 0 269 166 0-------------Reagan
1984 47 53 0 253 182 0
1986 55 45 0 258 177 0
1988 55 45 0 260 175 0
1990 56 44 0 267 167 1 -----------Bush Sr.
1992 57 43 0 258 176 1
1994 48 52 0 204 230 1 --------Clinton
1996 45 55 0 207 226 2
1998 45 55 0 211 223 1
2000 50 50 0 212 221 2
2002 48 51 1 205 229 1------Bush Jr.
2004 44 55 1 202 231 2
2006 49 49 2 233 198 4
2008 57 41 2 256 178 1 ----------Obama
2010 51 47 2 193 242 0
2012 54 45 1 201 234 0
2014 44 54 2 188 246 1
2016 46 52 2 194 241 0 -------Trump

LOL!! You have no idea who I've held responsible for this scourge for the past 40 years. But you will know now who I know isn't responsible for it, who has tried for 2 years to stop it, end it and fix it, who has blocked every single one of those efforts, and who is now responsible for it going forward.

P. S. You forgot your link to your chart.

BTTT.

TX. Border Patrol agents arrest 1,900 immigrants over the weekend in the Rio Grande Valley