The situation on the southern border has reached a breaking point, as the increased influx of migrant families from Central America continues to cross the border illegally into the states of New Mexico and Texas. Officials from Las Cruces, New Mexico reported on Monday, April 22, that Border Patrol agents have released nearly 1,600 migrants into their community over the past 10 days. As a result, the city has been forced to spend about $75,000 on humanitarian assistance, KVIA reported.
On Saturday, officials said that Border Patrol agents had dropped off 105 “asylum seekers” at a local high school, followed by another 56 the next day. Since April 12, Border Patrol has been releasing the illegal immigrants apprehended in the El Paso sector.
