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| Topic | ICE is immediately releasing over 700 refugees in El Paso due to Trump shutdown |
| UnfairRepresent 12/26/18 3:52:11 AM #1: | 80/80 Hundreds of asylum seekers were dropped off Sunday night at the Greyhound station in Downtown El Paso before accommodations were made by Annunciation House. Many of the migrants were taken Monday morning back to the Greyhound station to arrange for travel. Hundreds of migrants were dropped off at a Downtown El Paso bus station late Sunday night with no forewarning to area shelters, volunteers said. And more busloads of migrants were dropped off Monday and hundreds more were expected on Christmas Day. The dropoffs came days after a partial shutdown of the federal government because of a dispute over funding for President Donald Trump's planned border wall. About 200 migrants were dropped off Sunday night by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at the Greyhound bus station at 200 W. San Antonio. On Monday morning, vehicles carrying the migrants dropped off Sunday trickled in to the bus station parking lot, dropping off families who had made contact with their relatives in the United States. Families, some with toddlers, walked into the bus station carrying their belongings in trash bags and reusable totes. But by Monday afternoon, hundreds more migrants were being released at the bus station. About 50 were dropped off early Monday afternoon, and then at least 150 were released later that day. U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke was at a park near the bus station Downtown, helping hand out food to incoming migrants. Officials estimated about 170 migrants were dropped off while he was there. O'Rourke said that on Sunday he spoke to the director of ICE, who said the unannounced releases were mistakes. ICE made a mistake yesterday," O'Rourke said Monday. "I don't think it was intentional. I think they made a mistake in not alerting the community. ORourke said El Pasoans have stepped up to help provide service and donations for the incoming migrants. El Paso by some measures is one of the poorest cities in the United States, but heres El Paso stepping up and people giving, without costing the government a dime," O'Rourke said. "Its all from people in this community. Escobar tweeted that hotel rooms are needed for the incoming migrants. "Everything keeps changing by the hour," Escobar said. By Monday afternoon, more than 50 migrants had arrived at the bus station. Volunteers also arrived to hand out lunches, water and small toys for the children. Feliz Navidad, volunteers said as they handed out sack lunches to the men, women and children arriving Monday afternoon at the Greyhound bus station. Children smiled as they were handed stuffed animals and other toys. The Grajeda-Montes family of El Paso brought 44 sack lunches and when they ran out, they went to buy hamburgers. The family said they were motivated by their Catholic faith to help others and have handed out food to migrants at the bus station before. We began service work to welcome refugees because they are like an extension of God and we have to help them and accompany them, daughter Gabriela Grajeda Montes said. --- ^ Hey now that's completely Merry! https://i.imgtc.com/YnvkpvU.png ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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