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A r u b a ’ s O N L Y E n g l i s h n e w s p a p e r
Aruba’s ONLY English newspaper
After a lull, asylum-seekers adapt to U.S. immigration changes and

again overwhelm border agents

By ELLIOT SPAGAT
Associated Press
JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS,
Calif. (AP) — A group of
migrants from China sur-
rendered to a Border Patrol
agent in remote Southern
California as gusts of wind
drowned the hum of high-
voltage power lines, joining
others from Ecuador, Brazil,
Colombia and elsewhere
in a desert campsite with
shelters made from tree
branches.
Their arrival Wednesday
was another sign that
agents have become
overwhelmed in recent
days by asylum-seekers on
parts of the U.S. border with
Mexico.
In tiny Eagle Pass, Texas,
nearly 6,000 migrants
crossed from Mexico in
to the U.S. in two days,
prompting authorities to
close one of the town’s
two official border cross-
ings so those agents could
instead help with the in- Asylum-seekers wait in a makeshift camp after crossing the nearby border with Mexico, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, near Jacumba
flux. Border crossings have Hot Springs, Calif.
closed recently for similar Associated Press
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reasons in San Diego and
El Paso, Texas. asylum restrictions in May, President governors are seeking more relief for of 2024 elections.
After a dip in illegal cross- Joe Biden’s administration is again hosting asylum-seekers and Republi-
ings that followed new on its heels. Democratic mayors and cans are seizing on the issue ahead Continued on Page 2