The throngs of new families are also affecting communities on the American side of the border. Migrants are now being housed in churches, a converted nursing home and about 125 hotel rooms that are being paid for with donations. But sometimes their best efforts were upended, he said, including on one day last week, when the authorities dropped off 150 more migrants than originally planned. The larger numbers and the surge into more remote areas of the border have drawn new attention to longstanding problems with medical services provided by Customs and Border Protection. Migrant families, in particular, tend to arrive in urgent need of medical attention, the agency said, which has strained resources and drawn agents away from their law enforcement duties.

Source: New York Times March 05, 2019 18:56 UTC