Migrants in limbo at El Paso
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As migration flows continue at high levels towards the U.S.-Mexico border, it’s not just on the Mexican side where migrants find themselves in limbo.
In the state of Texas, the city of El Paso also has a migrant crisis on its streets, as migrants try to remain inside the country, and ask for asylum in the U.S.
CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock reports.
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