![]() If undocumented migrants show up at government-run sites, they are connected with Customs and Border Protection to start the process of turning themselves in, or are connected with shelters run by nongovernmental organizations on the ground, she said.Īs dangerously cold temperatures arrive this week, US border officials are warning migrants seeking to enter the country of the dire weather. The city must follow state and federal policies, which she said require migrants to have documentation in order to receive shelter at government-run facilities. The city has opened government-run shelters at its convention center, hotels and several unused schools, but is unable to accept migrants who don’t have documentation from Customs and Border Protection, said El Paso city spokesperson Laura Cruz Acosta. (John Moore/Getty Images)Īs freezing temperatures from a coast-to-coast winter storm arrive in El Paso, Texas, some migrants who haven’t turned themselves in to border agents or officials after crossing the US-Mexico border are having a difficult time finding shelter.Įl Paso is in the midst of a declared state of emergency over thousands of migrants living in unsafe conditions, as a former President Donald Trump-era border policy keeping migrants out of the US remains in flux amid court proceedings. Migrants warm themselves by a fire next to the US-Mexico border fence on December 22 in El Paso, Texas. ![]() She encouraged people to dress infants "more warmly than you would dress yourself," to check in on the elderly, and to avoid alcohol and caffeine, as the beverages "do not help your body deal with the cold." "You should have your medications at the ready." "Even if your asthma is under control, be aware the cold could make it worse," Cohen said. Cold can also aggravate asthma conditions and other lung diseases, she said. She told Fisher that infants and the elderly "don't regulate their body temperatures the way that other folks do." She added that since "cold puts a stress on the heart," those with heart disease should be careful. The frigid weather could also impact others who are most vulnerable to cold temperatures, according to CNN senior medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen. This is terrible timing for holiday travelers but the reality is: This is a very dangerous storm and this is not just a little bit of snow, white Christmas. "The best advice though is just to avoid it altogether. "We also suggest having an ice scraper in your vehicle, also some reflectors in case you have to wait in your vehicle for a long time." "Make sure you have your cellphone charger in the vehicle so that you have your phone fully charged in case you do have to call for help, in case you do have to call AAA," she said. Phillips says he will make the best of spending Christmas alone – as he’s now going to attend a friend’s holiday party he would have missed if he’d made it to Seattle. “I still wish I was there,” Phillip said, adding that he will “just have to try and visit another time of year.” Other airlines had flights available for Saturday, but Phillips said they were priced at $1,000 one-way, “which is just too much,” he said. “They totally shut down transit, so I’m not sure how I would’ve left the airport,” Phillips said. Phillips’ family lives about two hours north of Seattle, so if he did make it to the airport, he says he could’ve been stranded. “I knew the weather was supposed to be bad, but I was hoping I’d get in before the freezing rain hit,” he said. ![]() Phillips says he feels mostly disappointment but not a lot of surprise. "But they’re the ones experiencing the crazy weather, so they understand,” he said. “I would say they’re upset," he said of his family. It would have been Phillips’ first time back to Washington state since before the Covid-19 pandemic. Phillips told CNN he was set to fly from Los Angeles to Seattle to visit family, but when he woke up Friday morning his Alaska Airlines flight had been canceled. Shane Phillips is one of those who will be spending Christmas alone this year, due to a canceled flight. (Bebeto Matthews/AP)Īs thousands of flights have been canceled across the country due to severe winter weather, many Americans are now unable to spend the holidays with their families. A passenger checks flight departures showing cancellations at Laguardia Airport, Friday December 23, in New York.
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