El Paso aid agencies overwhelmed as 1,600 migrants are cast on to streets

US authorities leave families to fend for themselves, a practice local bishop calls ‘inhumane and unconscionable’

The US government has released more than 1,600 migrants on to the streets of El Paso, Texas, this week, overwhelming aid agencies that have scrambled to find shelter for families left to fend for themselves.

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