The Border Community's Hands Tied

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At one point, there were 3300 people living in unhoused homeless conditions in downtown El Paso. The vast majority had crossed illegally, meaning sneaking through holes cut in the floodgates of Trump's border fence. Border communities can only be reimbursed for helping migrants who crossed lawfully.

Title 42, a Covid-era policy that included strict limits on migration into the US from Mexico, has expired. El Paso Times reporter Lauren Villagran explains what that means for both the border communities and the far-flung cities feeling the brunt of border politics.

This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.

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