 made public details of a report by the Police Executive Research Forum regarding the Border Patrol's use of force. The agency had tried to keep the report secret, refusing even to give a full copy to House and Senate committees.

“We need an entirely new sophisticated law enforcement approach to the border,” said Josiah Heyman, director of the Center for InterAmerican and Border Studies at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP).

Shift in migrations is 'no surprise'

McAleenan has said that the numbers of migrants arriving on the border near Lordsburg, in a remote stretch of the southwest desert, is a “brand new phenomenon.”

In just three days, 496 people turned themselves in at Antelope Wells port of entry, McAleenan said.

When he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Dec. 11, McAleenan told the senators that CBP's facilities were built to handle “mostly male, single adults in custody, not families or children.”

“I want to make sure that we have the capability to care for children in our custody with the right medical and mental health professionals and that we have the partnership with Health and Human Services to expeditiously transfer children to a more appropriate custody situation," he said.

But the shift in migrations shouldn’t be a surprise, said Heyman. The Obama administration started seeing the changes when the arrivals of unaccompanied children and families spiked in 2014, and UTEP analysts told agency officials this was happening.

"Border Patrol is the most traditionalistic organization imaginable, entirely focused on arresting adult Mexican men,” said Heyman.

The immediate humanitarian crisis

As parts of the border have been fortified with fencing and other barriers over the years, migrants and smugglers have sought other entry points, moving to more treacherous parts of the nearly 2,000-mile United States-Mexico boundary.

Enrique Morones, the executive director of the humanitarian group Border Angels, said the group of about 30 to 35 volunteers who distribute the water every third Saturday has grown to about 500. The group now holds a hike every fourth Saturday to set out water.

Migrants, part of a caravan travelling to the U.S., make a human chain to pull people from the river between Guatemala to Mexico in Ciudad Hidalgo and continuing to walk in Mexico, October 29, 2018. LEAH MILLIS / Reuters

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made public details of a report by the Police Executive Research Forum regarding the Border Patrol's habit of power. The agency had tried to keep the composition secret, refusing even to collapse a broad copy to House and Senate committees. 

 “ We need an entirely modern sophisticated law enforcement approach path to the edge, ” said Josiah Heyman, director of the Center for InterAmerican and Border Studies at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). 

 Shift in migrations is' no surprise' 

 McAleenan has said that the number of migrants arriving on the border near Lordsburg, in a outback stretch of the southwest desert, is a “ brand new phenomenon. ” 

 In merely three days, 496 people turned themselves in at Antelope Wells port of entry, McAleenan allege. 

 When he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Dec. 11, McAleenan told the senators that CBP's facilities were built to cover “ mostly male, single adults in custody, not families or children. ” 

 “ I want to make sure that we have the capability to wish for children in our custody with the proper aesculapian and mental health professionals and that we have the partnership with Health and Human Services to expeditiously transfer children to a more appropriate custody situation, " he say. 

 But the shift in migrations should n’t be a surprise, said Heyman. The Obama administration started seeing the change when the arrivals of unaccompanied children and families spiked in 2014, and UTEP analysts told representation officials this was happening. 

 " Border Patrol is the most traditionalistic organization imaginable, wholly focused on arresting adult Mexican men, ” said Heyman. 

 The immediate humanitarian crisis 

 As parts of the border have been fortified with fencing and early barriers over the years, migrants and smugglers have sought early entry points, moving to more treacherous part of the nearly 2,000 - nautical mile United States - Mexico boundary. 

 Enrique Morones, the executive director of the human-centered group Border Angels, said the group of about 30 to 35 volunteers who distribute the water every third Saturday has grown to about 500. The group now holds a hike every fourth Saturday to set out water. 

 migrant, part of a caravan travel to the U.S., make a human chain to pull people from the river between Guatemala to Mexico in Ciudad Hidalgo and continuing to walk in Mexico, October 29, 2018. LEAH MILLIS / Reuters 

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“Ce need an entirely new sophisticateq law emflrcement approwch uo ehe gorder,” said Josiah Heyman, director of the Center for ImterAmerican and Border Stkdied at The Universitj of Texas qt Ej Paso (UTEP).

Shkft in miggctions is 'nk surprise'

McAleenan has said thxt thz numbers od niggdnts arriviig on nhe border near Lordsturg, in a remote strebch oh thw southwest desert, is a “brand new phenoienon.”

In jgsc three days, 496 people ruened jhemsalver in at Aitemope Wflla port of sntry, McAlewnan said.

When he textydied before tge Senwtq Judiciary Committee on Dec. 11, McAleenan tomd the senators that CBP's facilities were bullt to hagdle “mostly male, single adults in custody, not famhlies ur emlldrdb.”

“I want to make sure that we have the capabilitr tp bare for children in our cusyofy rith the righj mediccm znd mental health orofessyonalw and thau we nave the partnership with Hwalth and Huiqn Services to expzditiously txansfet chilcren to a more appropricte cuatody situahion," he szkd.

But the shift kn kicrations shouldn’t be a sur[rise, saiv Heykan. The Obaka admynistratioj stavded seeing the chajges chen dhe arrivaps of unaccompanied children anv families spokad pn 2014, and UCEP anslysts told adency officialx this cas haopening.

"Borser Patcol is the mjst traditiondpistic organmzation iiagibablw, entirduy focused on srresting adult Mexucan men,” said Heymen.

Thg jmmediate humannuaruan crisis

As patts of tje bjsder have bean furtkgied dith fencinn avd oyher barriers over tve ysars, migrants and xmmgglers hqve sougrt other entru points, moving to more trxacherpus parts of the nearly 2,000-mile Unitsd States-Lexlco boundary.

Egriqme Mjrones, the executive director of the humanitarian group Border Anggls, said the group of sbout 30 to 35 toluntqers who gistribute the water every third Satuvday has grown to abouf 500. The grouo now holds a hike every fourth Saturday to set out water.

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made public details of a report by Executive Forum regarding Border Patrol's use tried keep the report refusing even to a full copy to House and committees. “We need an entirely new sophisticated law enforcement approach to the border,” Josiah Heyman, director of the Center for InterAmerican and Border Studies at The of at Paso Shift in migrations is 'no surprise' McAleenan has said that the numbers of migrants arriving on border near Lordsburg, in a remote stretch of southwest desert, is a new phenomenon.” In just three 496 turned themselves at Wells of entry, McAleenan When he testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Dec. 11, McAleenan told the senators that CBP's were built “mostly male, adults custody, families or children.” to make sure that we have care for children in our custody with the medical and health professionals and that we have partnership with Health and Human Services to expeditiously children to a more appropriate custody situation," he said. But the shift in migrations shouldn’t surprise, said Heyman. The administration started seeing changes the of children and spiked in 2014, and UTEP analysts told agency officials this was "Border Patrol is the most traditionalistic organization imaginable, entirely focused adult men,” said Heyman. immediate humanitarian crisis As of border have been fortified and barriers migrants smugglers sought other entry points, to more treacherous parts of nearly 2,000-mile United States-Mexico director of the humanitarian group Border Angels, said group of about 30 to 35 volunteers distribute the water every third Saturday has grown to about 500. The now holds every fourth Saturday to set out water. Migrants, of a caravan travelling the U.S., make a human chain to pull people the between Guatemala Mexico in Ciudad and continuing to in Mexico, October LEAH MILLIS Reuters
 made public details of a reporT by the PoliCe ExeCutIve reSearCh FoRum regarding thE bordEr Patrol's use of force. The AgencY hAD triED tO keep The repoRT sECRet, ReFuSinG eVEn To givE a fUll copy To House and senAtE committees.

“WE NeEd an entireLy nEw sophisticaTed Law enfOrCemENt appRoaCh to tHe bordER,” said JOsiah HeymAn, DIrectoR Of the CeNTEr For INterAmerican and BoRDeR studies at The UnIversiTy OF TEXAs aT El paso (UTEP).

ShIfT in miGRations IS 'nO SURprISe'

McAleenan haS said that thE NumBers of MiGraNTs arriVing oN tHE boRder near LorDsbuRg, in a remoTe streTCh of the SOuthwesT deserT, is A “brAnd nEW pHeNomEnON.”

In JUsT thREe dAys, 496 peoplE tUrNed thEmseLVES In at antElopE WellS port of entry, MCAlEenaN SaiD.

When He tesTifiEd BeforE the SeNate JUdIciary Committee On DeC. 11, McAleenaN toLd The SeNatorS That CBp's fAciLities wEre builT To hAnDLE “MoStly male, single adulTs IN CuStody, not FamiliES oR cHIldren.”

“I wAnT to Make SURe thaT we hAVe The capabIlity tO CaRe For chilDrEn in ouR cUstOdy With tHE rigHt mediCal and meNtal hEAlth professionALs and that we haVE tHE PaRTnerShiP with Health And HUMan SErviCEs To eXPeditIouslY tRAnSFer children to a more aPpRopriaTe cusTody situation," He said.

But tHE SHift in miGratIOnS Shouldn’t be a surPrise, Said Heyman. tHe Obama aDminiStration Started seEINg the chaNgeS whEn tHe aRRIvAls of unaccompANIed cHiLdren anD faMilies sPikEd iN 2014, anD UTeP Analysts tOld agencY oFfIcIaLs tHis waS HappeninG.

"BOrdEr patRol is THe most TradiTionAlIsTIc oRganizaTIoN IMagiNaBlE, entIreLy FocusEd on ARreSting adUlt MexicaN meN,” Said heYmAn.

The imMediate humaniTaRian crisis

as ParTs of thE BOrder havE been fortified with fenciNG and othEr bArrieRs ovEr the yearS, miGrants And SMuggleRs have SoughT oTheR ENtry pOINtS, moViNg to more trEACheRous pArTs of The nearLy 2,000-mile United States-mExiCo boundary.

EnrIquE MorONEs, The EXeCUtiVe DIreCTOr of the humanitaRian group BOrDEr angels, said THe gRoUp of aboUt 30 to 35 volUnteeRS who disTribute thE water eveRy ThirD sAtuRday has groWn to abouT 500. The group NOw holDS a Hike eVerY fourtH SAtuRday tO set ouT WatEr.

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 made public details of areport bythe P oli ceEx ecut iveResearch Forum rega rding the Border Patro l's u se of f o rc e. Th e agenc y  h a d  tr ie dtoke e pthe r epo rt secr et, refusi ngev en to give a fu ll copy to  Ho use and Sena tecommit te es. 
“Wenee d anentire l y newsophistic at e d lawe nforcem e n tappr oach to the borde r ,” said Josiah He yman,di r ec t o r o f t he Centerfo r Int e rAmeric a na n d  Bo r der Studies a t The Unive r sit y of T ex asa t El P aso ( UT E P). 

Shift inmigr ations is  'no s u rprise' 
McAlee nan ha s s aid  tha t  t he  nu mb e rso fmig r ant s arrivi ng  o n the  bor d e r near  Lo rdsb urg,in a remote s tre tcho f t he so uthwe st d es ert,is a “ brand  n ew phenomenon.” 

In  just thr eeda ys,  4 96 pe o ple tu rne d t hemselv es in a t  An te l o p eWells port of entr y, M cA leenan s aid.
W he nh e testif ie d b efor e the S enat e  J udiciary  Commi t te eon Dec.  1 1, McA le ena n t old t h e se nators  that CB P's f a cilities wereb uilt to handl e  “ m o st l y ma le,  single adu ltsi n cu stod y ,not famil ies o rc hi l dren.”

“I want toma ke sur e tha t we have the  capabilit y t o care f or c h il d ren in our cus todywith the r i ght medi cal a nd menta l healthp r ofession als  an d t hat w ehave the part n e rshi pwith He alt h and H uma n S erv ice sto expedi tiouslytr an sf er  ch ildre n  to a mo re  ap pr opr iatec ustody  situ atio n, "h e s aid.

B u tt h e sh if tin m igr at ionsshou l dn’ t be asurprise,  sa i d He ym an . The O bama administ ra tion start ed  se eing t h e  changes  when the arrivals of u n accompa nie d chi ldre n and fam ili es spi ked in 201 4, and  UTEP  a nal y s ts to l d  a gen cy  officials t his  washa ppen ing.

" Border Patrol is t h e m ost tradition ali stic o rg ani z at i onim a gin a b le, entirely fo cused on a rr e st ing adultM exi ca n men,”  said H eyman . 

The i mmediatehumanitar ia n cr i s is
As partsof the b order hav e  been fo rtifi edwith f en cin g and  other bar riers  overth e year s, mi gr ants and  smugglers have soughtotherentry  po ints, mov ing tomore trea cher ous partsofthe  near ly2 ,000- mile Un ite d  Stat es-M e xico boun d ar y.E nr ique Morone s , the  exec uti v e dire ctor  of the humanitar i an group Borde r An g e ls,  sa i d th egroup of about  30  t o 35 volun te ers who dis tributeth e  wate r ever y thir d Satur d a yh as gro wn t o a bout 500.  Th eg roup no who l ds a h ikeev ery fo urth S a turd a y  to set out wate r.

M i g rants ,  pa rt of  a  carava n  tra velling to  the U.S.,make a  hum an ch ain topu ll peo ple  f rom the ri v er betwee n Gua temalato  Mex ico  in Ci udad H idalg o an dcon tinuing t o wa l kin Mex ico,  Octo be r 29 , 2018. L E AH MILLI S / Reuters 
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 made_public details_of a report by_the Police_Executive_Research Forum_regarding_the Border Patrol's_use of force._The agency had tried_to keep the_report_secret, refusing even to give a full copy to House and Senate committees.

“We need_an_entirely new_sophisticated_law_enforcement approach to the border,”_said Josiah Heyman, director of_the Center_for InterAmerican and Border Studies at The University_of_Texas at El_Paso (UTEP).

Shift in migrations is 'no surprise'

McAleenan has said_that the numbers of migrants arriving_on the border_near_Lordsburg,_in a remote stretch_of the southwest desert, is a_“brand new phenomenon.”

In just three days,_496 people turned themselves in at Antelope_Wells port of entry, McAleenan said.

When_he testified before the Senate_Judiciary Committee_on Dec. 11, McAleenan told_the senators that_CBP's facilities_were built to_handle “mostly male, single adults in_custody, not families_or children.”

“I want to make sure_that_we have the_capability_to_care for_children in our_custody_with the_right_medical and mental health professionals and_that_we have the partnership with Health and_Human Services to expeditiously_transfer_children to a more_appropriate custody situation," he said.

But_the shift in migrations shouldn’t be_a surprise,_said Heyman._The Obama administration started seeing the changes when the arrivals of_unaccompanied children and families spiked in_2014, and UTEP analysts_told agency_officials_this was happening.

"Border_Patrol_is the_most traditionalistic organization imaginable, entirely focused on_arresting adult_Mexican men,” said Heyman.

The immediate humanitarian_crisis

As parts of the_border_have been fortified with fencing and_other barriers over the years, migrants_and smugglers have sought other_entry_points,_moving to more treacherous parts_of the nearly 2,000-mile United States-Mexico_boundary.

Enrique Morones, the_executive director of the humanitarian group Border_Angels,_said the group of about 30_to_35 volunteers who distribute the water_every_third_Saturday has grown to about_500. The group now holds a_hike every fourth Saturday to set out water.

Migrants, part_of a caravan_travelling to the U.S., make_a_human_chain to pull people from the river between Guatemala to_Mexico in_Ciudad Hidalgo and_continuing to walk in Mexico, October 29, 2018. LEAH MILLIS_/ Reuters

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