Ciudad Juárez took years to come up with a system to handle the constant arrival of migrants. But the pandemic diminished local aid efforts just as the U.S. started returning thousands of migrants to Mexico under Title 42. Organizations on the border have rushed to house them.
Ciudad Juárez has had to house the migrants sent back by the U.S. under Title 42. It has faced other migratory crises, but the pandemic has reduced the capacity of shelters. Biden's istration will not stop sending people back to Mexico.
The pandemic has limited the capacity of the 18 shelters in Ciudad Juárez. But the U.S. has continued to expel migrants. The city's government has turned a local gym into a shelter and is considering opening other spaces for them.