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President Joe Biden visits U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas

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President Joe Biden shakes hands with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as he arrives at El Paso International Airport in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, stands at right.
2/23
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hands President Joe Biden a letter that outlined laws that the governor said would make a great difference, if enforced, in addressing the "chaos" at the border, as Biden arrives at El Paso International Airport in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, stands at right.
3/23
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An El Paso police officer pats down a Venezuelan migrant after his arrest at the camping site outside the Sacred Heart Church in downtown El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8. President Joe Biden arrived in Texas on Sunday for his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, stopping in El Paso after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
4/23
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El Paso police officers search the belongings of a Venezuelan migrant at the camping site outside the Sacred Heart Church in downtown El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8. President Joe Biden is heading to the U.S.-Mexico border on Sunday, his first trip there as president after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
5/23
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers shows President Joe Biden a portable X-ray device as he tours El Paso port of entry, Bridge of the Americas, a busy port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8.
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President Joe Biden talks with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer as he tours El Paso port of entry, Bridge of the Americas, a busy port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8.
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Venezuelan migrant Jose Castillo, right, checks donated clothing at the camping site outside the Sacred Heart Church in downtown El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8. President Joe Biden arrived in Texas on Sunday for his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, stopping in El Paso after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
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Evangelist pastors conduct a prayer with Venezuelan migrants at the camping site outside the Sacred Heart Church in downtown El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8. President Joe Biden arrived in Texas on Sunday for his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, stopping in El Paso after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
9/23
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Venezuelan migrants pray at the camping site outside the Sacred Heart Church in downtown El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8. President Joe Biden arrived in Texas on Sunday for his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, stopping in El Paso after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
10/23
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A migrant child holds her dog while camping outside the Sacred Heart Church in downtown El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8. President Joe Biden arrived in Texas on Sunday for his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, stopping in El Paso after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
11/23
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A migrant reads the Bible while camping outside the Sacred Heart Church in downtown El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8. President Joe Biden arrived in Texas on Sunday for his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, stopping in El Paso after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
12/23
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Two migrant kids play with donated toys while camping outside the Sacred Heart Church in downtown El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8. President Joe Biden arrived in Texas on Sunday for his first trip to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office, stopping in El Paso after two years of hounding by Republicans who have hammered him as soft on border security while the number of migrants crossing spirals.
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President Joe Biden tours El Paso port of entry, Bridge of the Americas, a busy port of entry along the border, in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8.
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President Joe Biden watches as border officers demonstrate how they search vehicles for drugs, money and other contraband as he tours El Paso port of entry, Bridge of the Americas, a busy port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8.
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President Joe Biden tours the El Paso port of entry, Bridge of the Americas, a busy port of entry along the border, in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8.
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President Joe Biden, second from left, looks towards a large "Welcome to Mexico" sign that is hung over the Bridge of the Americas as he tours the El Paso port of entry, a busy port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8.
17/23
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A large "Welcome to Mexico" sign that is hung over the Bridge of the Americas is visible along the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8.
18/23
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President Joe Biden greets U.S. Border Patrol agents along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8.
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President Joe Biden walks along the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8.
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President Joe Biden talks with U.S. Border Patrol agents as they walk along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8.
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President Joe Biden talks with U.S. Border Patrol agents as they walk along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8.
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President Joe Biden talks with U.S. Border Patrol agents as they stand along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8.
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President Joe Biden looks at food that is distributed to migrants as he tours the El Paso County Migrant Services Support Center in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8.

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