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US lawmakers, both Republicans and Democrats, on Sunday pressed Democratic President Joe Biden to take action to manage an expected wave of asylum seekers at America’s southern border when COVID-era restrictions are set to end this week.

Hundreds of migrants, mostly from Nicaragua, are released by US Customs and Border Protection near a bus station in downtown El Paso, Texas, US December 13, 2022.Hundreds of migrants, mostly from Nicaragua, are released by US Customs and Border Protection near a bus station in downtown El Paso, Texas, US December 13, 2022.

On Saturday, the west Texas border city of El Paso declared a state of emergency, citing hundreds of migrants sleeping on the streets in cold temperatures and the thousands being apprehended every day. U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar, a Democrat who also represents Texas, urged Biden to enact a policy requiring people to only request asylum at official border crossing points.Republicans made calls for tighter immigration policies a key message in their 2022 midterm election campaigns.

 

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