Texas National Guard called in to address ongoing immigration crisis at U.S. southern border

With temperatures in the thirties, dozens of migrants slept in and outside of shelters in El Paso, Texas last night, where a “migrant emergency” has been declared. Hundreds of members of the Texas National Guard have been deployed, along with heavy equipment, amid concern of a major spike in asylum- seekers, if a pandemic- era policy, known as title 42 is allowed to expire.

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