Border Authorities Struggle To Manage Large Group Of Asylum Seekers

The latest mass crossing of asylum-seekers from Central and South America has put pressure on Mexican and U.S. border authorities, reports El Paso Matters.

On Sunday, around 1,500 asylum-seekers primarily from Ecuador, Nicaragua and Peru crossed into the U.S. at El Paso. It was one of the largest mass crossings of the border from Juarez in Mexico to El Paso, officials said.

Chihuahua State Police escorted the group of asylum-seekers from Jimenez to Juarez earlier on Dec. 11 in a...