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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Valerie Gonzalez

Some Mexican shelters see crowding south of the border as Biden's asylum ban takes hold

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Some shelters south of the U.S. border are caring for many more migrants now that the Biden administration stopped stopped considering most asylum requests, while others have yet to see much of a change.

The impact appears uneven more than a week after the temporary suspension took effect. Shelters south of Texas and California have plenty of space, while as many as 500 deportations from Arizona each day are straining shelters in Mexico's Sonora state, their directors say.

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