Wednesday 8 June 2022 11:49 PM Department of Homeland Security will transport migrants DEEPER into the U.S., ... trends now
The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly planning to send migrants awaiting deportation proceedings deeper into the U.S, and to cities including Los Angeles.
It is one of a number of measures under consideration as U.S. authorities prepare for the end of Title 42 and an expected surge in arrivals.
It comes amid overcrowding at the border, where Customs and Border Protection are already being forced to release migrants in ease conditions at some shelters.
And a thousands-strong caravan is making its way through Mexico.
The new model would transport migrants to cities including Albuquerque, Houston and Dallas, where DHS is already preparing shelters.
Its Southwest Border Coordination Center, which brings together officials from FEMA, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and CBP and others, is coordinating the effort, according to NBC News, which obtained internal documents setting out the plans.
Migrants are processed by a United States Border Patrol agents after crossing the US-Mexico border near Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, New Mexico, on June 3, 2022. - The area around Mount Cristo Rey is a busy corridor for migrants attempting to sneak into the United States
Migrants from Latin America taking part in a caravan towards the border with the United States arrive in Huixtla, Chiapas State, Mexico, on June 7, 2022
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials made 234,088 stops on the Mexican border in April, a new high for the Biden administration and an overall 22-year high and a 5.8% increase from the 221,303 encounters in March
