El Paso migrant processing facility 'dangerously overcrowded,' DHS Inspector General says
An El Paso migrant processing center designed to hold 125 detainees was, at one point, holding 900 in dangerous conditions, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The overcrowding at the processing center at the Paso Del Norte International Bridge in Downtown El Paso requires immediate attention, the report states, warning of the potential for violence.
The report released Thursday by the departments Office of Inspector General states that an inspection of five U.S. Border Patrol stations and two ports of entry in the El Paso Sector revealed dangerous holding conditions for migrants at the processing center.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in the El Paso Sector directed all questions to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Officials there declined to comment.
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