ALABAMA - Residents of Ciudad Juárez, a Texas city located at the U.S. southern border, are protesting the creation of a new migrant shelter there. Just like other places in the U.S. including New York, Denver and other so-called "sanctuary cities," Juarez has seen the arrival of thousands of migrants over the past years. And residents who oppose the project argue that the Praderas del Sol neighborhood has enough problems and the shelter would compound on them.
Even though apprehensions at the southern border rose slightly in August, monthly crossings are still about 80% less compared to December, when over 200,000 migrants were caught trying to enter the U.S. between ports of entry. Many migrants are now choosing to stay in different parts of Mexico, including Mexico City, where they await for a resolution in their asylum requests. The shift has largely had to do with a decision by the Biden administration to severely restrict asylum seeking at the border when crossings cross a certain threshold over a week.
