'It's already here': Sister Norma Pimentel, DHS secretary discuss effects of Title 42 ending in South Texas

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McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) -- One of the first stops that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made Thursday in the Rio Grande Valley was the Humanitarian Respite Center migrant shelter, where the number of asylum-seekers streaming in is increasing daily.

Mayorkas got a first-hand look as migrants came through the facility seeking clothes, shelter, food and travel advice. And he met with Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, which runs the shelter, as well as other local nonprofits that help migrants.

Pimentel said it was Mayorkas' first visit to the center, and she said he asked a lot of questions, especially as Title 42 is set to end next week and the number of migrants crossing the border is expected to increase dramatically.