El Paso officials grapple with migrant surge

Authorities in El Paso, Texas, are describing a humanitarian crisis as they grapple with the daily release of roughly 1,600 migrants to local shelters and the streets of the border city in freezing temperatures.

El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser told a news conference Thursday that the city is distributing outdoor toilets as it offers overnight hotel rooms to migrants, whose numbers are exceeding the capacity of local shelters. A deputy city manager leading the emergency response, said the sheer number of migrants is straining not only local staff but also U.S. Customs and Border Protection.