This surge led to more than 5,100 people being held in a border patrol processing center that's designed to temporarily hold only 3,500.
A powerful new video from the border showed how personal the journey into the United States can be for migrants. ABC News captured the moment a family dropped on their knees to pray after making it over safety. They're part of a surge happening in west Texas.
A Trump-era rule allowing some migrants to be turned away immediately at the border is set to expire next Wednesday. Federal officials said the word is out, and that means border cities are bracing for more crossings.New videos showed families walking toward El Paso together, holding hands, their bags, and small children.
"There's a lot of migrants trying to come in to the United States asking for asylum, and there's been a lot of delays in processing these asylum seekers," Naimeh Salem, Harris County immigration attorney, said.
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