El Paso ‘at breaking point’ amid surge in refugee, migrant arrivals

Thousands of refugees and migrants are continuing to cross the United States border from Mexico, pushing the city of El Paso in the state of Texas “to a breaking point” and leaving President Joe Biden’s administration scrambling to stem the influx of people.
Nearly 9,000 people made the crossing on Saturday, according to officials, marking one of the highest rates of arrivals in recent months.
Oscar Leeser, the mayor of El Paso, said more than 2,000 people were seeking asylum in the city per day, up from 350-400 as recently as six weeks ago, straining resources and filling up shelters.
Over the past 10 days, the city has worked with the US Border Patrol to provide shelter for 6,500 people, he said.

Al Jazeera’s Heidi Zhou-Castro joins us live from Eagle Pass, Texas to discuss the latest updates.

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