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Mexico sets up large tent shelter for hundreds of migrants in border city of Matamoros

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The Mexican government says it has set up a large tent shelter for about 600 migrants in the border city of Matamoros, across from Brownsville, Texas. The large tents provide sun and rain shelter for dozens of smaller three- or four-person tents pitched inside. Mexico’s National Immigration Service said Saturday that electrical outlets, portable bathrooms and cooking facilities would also be provided at the site, which is close to the Rio Grande, which marks the border. Upon opening, the shelter had almost 600 inhabitants, many of whom were seeking appointments through a U.S. phone application to make their case for refuge or asylum.

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