More Central American immigrants expected at shelters

Five families from Guatemala arrived at the Robert Bacon Seminary Monday.

Volunteers at the seminary are expecting 80 immigrants to arrive in the next couple of days, all from Central America.

A man named Carlos told ABC-7 he came to the border all the way from Guatemala after he and his wife were threatened with death.

Carlos, his wife, their 8-month-old daughter Daniela, and two older daughters traveled from Guatemala to Mexican border where they rode on a train known as ‘The Beast” to Mexico City, where they took a bus to Torreon.

From there, they traveled north to Juarez and crossed at the Tornillo Guadalupe Port of Entry where they were held a few days then released to the Roger Bacon Seminary.

Carlos and his family hope to travel to New York City to seek shelter with relatives.

Customs and Border Protection officials told ABC-7 about 490,000 immigrants have been caught crossing illegally into the United States this alone.

In the last month, about 46,000 entered the country.

A new processing center was recently built at the Tornillo Port of Entry with a temporary housing facility.

The facility can house up to 500 immigrants and more areas were built to keep families like Carlos, his wife and children together.

The Diocese of El Paso is also accepting donations for other parishes and shelters.

If you’d like to help Roger Bacon Seminary, you can drop off donations at 2400 Marr Street in central El Paso.