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- US Customs and Border Protection have created a makeshift detention facility under a bridge to house the surge of migrants crossing the border into the United States from Mexico.
- In the past week, President Donald Trump has threatened to close the border entirely.
A massive surge of undocumented immigrants have been entering the United States from Mexico, overwhelming law enforcement agencies attempting to stem the flow of border crossings.
As a result, US Customs and Border Protection have made a makeshift facility to house the detained migrants.
This comes in the wake of threats from President Donald Trump to close the US-Mexico border entirely.
The facility is underneath a bridge.
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The detention facility is underneath a bridge connecting the US and Mexico.
It is set up with chain link fences.
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The migrants, including families and children, are kept in the detention facility by chain link fences.
There is razor-wire in some areas.
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Concertina wire is used on the edges of the facility.
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