EXCLUSIVE: 1K Migrants Sheltered Outdoors as Border Patrol Overwhelmed in Texas Border Sector



by RANDY CLARK 7 Dec 2023

With processing facilities more than three times over capacity, the rush of migrants flowing into the small city of Eagle Pass has resulted in migrants being sheltered in an open field near the city’s only open port of entry. According to a source within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Border Patrol is now forced to detain migrants outdoors at almost all facilities and near the Camino Real International Bridge II in the heart of the downtown area.

On Wednesday, more than 1,200 migrants were provided thermal mylar blankets and placed in an open field near the international bridge as the agency depleted its capacity to transport and detain the migrants at nearby Border Patrol stations and the only local soft-side processing center known as Firefly. The soft-sided facility, designed to hold 1,000 migrants, is now holding more than 4,000, according to the source, not authorized to speak to the media.

Despite the efforts to quickly move the migrants from the outdoor field near the port of entry, more than 600 await transportation to facilities already holding more than 5,400 migrants. The source told Breitbart Texas, “We have no more room to detain anyone without significant outside intervention by CBP. We are out of options.” The source added that help does not appear to be coming from this administration.

The migrants can be seen scattered across the open field when temperatures in the region dip below 40 degrees Fahrenheit in the early morning hours. The mostly Venezuelan migrants cross into the area in record numbers. According to the source, more than 6,000 have entered the small border city in the last 48 hours.

On Tuesday, according to the source, migrant apprehensions reached 8,000 for the day nationwide.

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