As the politics and legality of the Biden administration's new executive action to ban asylum seekers who cross the US-Mexico border illegally continue to play out, migrants are battling deadly, triple-digit heat as they attempt to cross into the US near El Paso, Texas. USBP warned that people crossing should consider the risks involved due to extreme heat and triple-digit temperatures. BP agents work tirelessly to save lives, but the safest option is not to attempt the crossing,” USBP said. “A heat advisory has been issued for portions of El Paso, Dona Ana, and Hudspeth counties for Wednesday and Thursday. !,” the NWS El Paso office said in a forecast message.

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