Record number of migrants detained in El Paso Wednesday; 6,000 migrants believed to be in Juarez

Border Patrol officials tell ABC-7 they have seen a record number of immigrant families crossing the border into El Paso Wednesday. Border Patrol Agent George Gomez said agents had already detained as many as 400 family units as of 2 p.m., a record number Gomez said. When counted as individuals, not as families, more than 700 migrants have been detained, said border patrol officials. Gomez says one of the things he and other agents have noticed on Wednesday, compared to previous days and past apprehensions, is Wednesday's migrant groups are immediately requesting asylum even before they are processed. "They know what to say, or they're being coached, is our educated guess," said Agent Gomez, "Based on the interviews that we're having with these individuals, it seems a lot of them already know the process or they're being coached as to what to say in order to get to that second step." An official with the Juarez Red Cross told ABC-7 immigrants are staying under bridges and near railroad tracks. The Red Cross official believes there are as many as 6,000 immigrants staying in shelters, hotels and living on the streets of Juarez..MORE