ICE drops off hundreds of migrants at Downtown El Paso bus station

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Hundreds of migrants were dropped off at a Downtown El Paso bus station late Sunday night with no forewarning to area shelters, volunteers said.

The drop-off came days after a partial shutdown of the federal government because of a dispute over funding for President Donald Trump's planned border wall. About 200 migrants were dropped off by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at the Greyhound bus station at 200 W. San Antonio. U.S. Rep.-elect Veronica Escobar said about 200 more migrants were set to be released Monday, with possibly 200 more coming Chrismtas Day, Tuesday.

Dylan Corbett, executive director of the Hope Border Institute, said ICE has dropped off migrants without warning before ... "There's no need for it. These are folks who are confused and don't know where they are," Cobrett said. "Many haven't bathed in days, many are hungry. We've seen cases in the past where people need medical attention."

Volunteers also arrived to hand out lunches, water and small toys for the children. “Feliz Navidad,” volunteers said as they handed out sack lunches to the men, women and children arriving Monday afternoon at the Greyhound bus station. Children smiled as they were handed stuffed animals and other toys. The Grajeda-Montes family of El Paso brought 44 sack lunches and when they ran out, they went to buy hamburgers.

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2018/12/24/ice-drops-off-hundreds-migrants-downtown-el-paso-bus-station-annunciation-house/2406828002/

[Doreen]

1. Our administration gets crueler and crueler.

Do not worry your pretty little heads though, the moment the government closure lifts they will all be arrested and put back into detention/prison camps.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

2. and this in spite of most people wanting to be kind

It's rage-worthy.

[nolabear]

3. Beto is on this. Donate to Annunciation.org

He’s tweeting videos of the families and the attempts to get them food and shelter. They’re throwing out hundreds more in the next two days and El Paso is maxing out its capacity. Every dollar helps.

[FuzzyRabbit]

4. I just donated

Via Beto O'rourke at https://twitter.com/BetoORourke here is a link to the Annunciation House donation page: https://annunciationhouse.org/financial-donations/

[DFW]

5. So did I

Thanks for the link!

[KewlKat]

6. Kick for more to see