Border Patrol releases migrants in Texas
Central American migrants arrive at a Catholic Charities respite center on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 in McAllen, Texas. The migrant families passing through the respite center continue on to various parts of the country, where they await future court dates to determine whether they’ll be permitted to stay in the U.S. (Loren Elliott / For The Times)
The Border Patrol released hundreds of recently arrived migrants in McAllen, Texas, with notices to appear in court after running out of space to hold them. An influx of Central American families has overwhelmed temporary holding facilities in the area, a Border Patrol official said.
Central American migrants walk from a Catholic Charities respite center to a bus depot on Wednesday in McAllen, Texas. The families will await future court dates to determine whether they can stay in the U.S. as their asylum claims play out.
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Kerlin Lopez, an asylum seeker from Honduras, waits with daughter Brikne, 3, at a bus depot on Wednesday in McAllen, Texas.
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Central American migrants arrive at a bus depot following their stays at a nearby Catholic Charities respite center in McAllen, Texas.
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Dina Guerrero, 6, an asylum seeker from Honduras, waits for her father after their arrival at a bus depot on Wednesday in McAllen, Texas. Kerlin Lopez and daughter Brikne, 3, also asylum seekers from Honduras, are pictured at right.
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Heidi Martinez, left, and daughter Dariany, 5, of Honduras and Diosis Jandres and daughter Genises, 7, of El Salvador wait for a bus in McAllen, Texas, on Tuesday. They were allowed to leave detention pending a future court date.
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Migrant families in McAllen, Texas, wait to catch buses for various parts of the country. The migrants, mostly from Central America, will await future court dates to determine whether they can stay in the U.S. as their asylum claims play out.
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A bus depot in McAllen, Texas.
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Central American migrants in McAllen, Texas.
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Heidi Martinez, an asylum seeker from Honduras, on a bus with daughter Dariany, 5.
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