At Least 150,000 Migrants Massed on Mexican Side of Border Awaiting a Chance To Enter America

In 20 years of living in Ciudad Juarez, the director of one shelter for migrants says he has never seen the city as crowded as it has been this week.

AP/Veronica G. Cardenas
Migrants wait at the Gateway International Port of Entry under U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody at Brownsville, Texas. AP/Veronica G. Cardenas

As the end of the Title 42 era nears, Mexican towns south of the border are struggling to cope with migrants crowding the streets in the hope of gaining access to America. 

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