Border authorities in the Rio Grande Valley have encountered between 900 and 1,200 migrants daily during the past two weeks, according to a federal law enforcement source familiar with daily operations.
These types of numbers are reminiscent of the 2019 surge, when agents encountered at least 1,000 migrants a day, the source said. The surge in migrants comes as the pandemic Trump-era rule known as Title 42 is scheduled to lift on December 21. The policy allows allows border agents to swiftly return migrants to Mexico.
Mario Garcia, a supervisor at the Greyhound Bus Station in Brownsville told CNN by phone that the bus station is considering adding more routes next week to accommodate the holiday rush and the expected increase of migrant arrivals. Thousands of migrants await the end of Title 42 in Mexico In the six-pillar plan issued by the Department of Homeland Security last week, increasing transportation resources, like flights and buses, was part of plan leading up to the lifting of Title 42.
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