A US immigration system 'at breaking point' results in border town chaos

El Paso officials, aid workers and churches are scrambling to find shelter and legal counsel for a surge of Central American migrants

US authorities’ failure to keep up with a steep increase in Central American families seeking asylum at the US-Mexico border has left El Paso aid workers, churches and city government scrambling to respond.

After a sudden surge in arrivals, migrants have been crowded into hotels, churches and even held under a bridge behind a chain-link fence and razor wire while their asylum claims are processed.

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