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Migrants rush across US border
Updated On: 12 May, 2023 08:03 AM IST | Matamoros | Agencies
In a move to clear out overwhelmed holding facilities, Border Patrol agents were told on Wednesday to begin releasing some migrants with instructions to appear at an immigration office in the US within 60 days, according to a US official.
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Migrants congregate on the banks of the Rio Grande. Pic/AP
Migrants rushed across the border hours before pandemic-related asylum restrictions were to expire Thursday, fearing that new policies would make it far more difficult to gain entry into the United States.
In a move to clear out overwhelmed holding facilities, Border Patrol agents were told on Wednesday to begin releasing some migrants with instructions to appear at an immigration office in the US within 60 days, according to a US official.
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