"Migrant-filled Mexican train halted as passengers demand onward journey"

A cargo train filled with migrants in Mexico was stopped nearly 150 miles from the southern border, as passengers chanted "Let us continue." Despite the U.S.'s message to migrants not to come, overwhelming numbers of illegal crossings continue to occur. Border patrols along the southern border have faced more than 35,000 migrant encounters between Friday and Monday, averaging nearly 9,000 encounters per day. Texas has been operating a busing program to transport migrants to "sanctuary cities" to alleviate the burden on border towns.