Mexico surges troops to the border to stop 'Way of the Cross' migrant caravan of 2,000 from reaching Texas
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Migrants left Southern Mexico over a week ago earlier this week
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About 1,000 are in Chihuahua City headed to El Paso, Texas
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Texas shelters expecting migrants to surge over border in coming days
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Hundreds of federal, state and local Mexican law enforcement have arrived on the border near El Paso, Texas to prevent a migrant caravan with an estimated 2,000 people from reaching the US. Mexican officials paraded federal immigration agents and other law enforcement officers in front of cameras this week in Juarez, the Mexican city just south of El Paso.
The show of force is part of an on-going agreement between President Joe Biden and Mexico's president for Mexico to do its part in securing the border and has been used in January as well. At least 200 National Migration Institute or INM agents have been activated to cut off a group of 2,000 migrants calling themselves the 'Way of the Cross' caravan left Chiapas, Mexico last week and are closing in on the US.
About 1,000 migrants had already reached Chihuahua City, which is a few hours drive or a few days walk, the main form of transportation for most migrants, from Texas, El Paso district attorney Bill Hicks revealed.