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Migrants inside a makeshift detention center in Texas.
- 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.