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About 1,000 illegal immigrants living on the streets of El Paso, Texas, have been released, creating a public safety issue, local officials said.
Processing centers and shelters have been stretched to their limits, and border guards are releasing record numbers of migrants, most of them from Venezuela.
A photo shows migrants setting up tents and sleeping bags on the streets of El Paso.
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The El Paso Police Department said, “We don’t know how many migrants are dropped off each day. Problems that have surfaced include urinating and defecation in public areas, littering, sidewalk tent camps, and panhandling.” ‘ said. Spokesperson Sergeant. Enrique Carrillo.
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The El Paso Police Department is working with various city departments to mitigate the problem.
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According to US Customs and Border Protection, an average of 1,300 immigrants enter the El Paso area of the US border illegally every day.