CBP opens new, large-scale migrant holding facility in Northeast El Paso
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: Jun 13, 2023 / 02:46 PM CDT
Updated: Jun 14, 2023 / 08:33 AM CDT
Soft-sided facility ready to go despite dramatic drop in migrant encounters, processing center population
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Despite a huge drop in migrant apprehensions, the El Paso Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol has added a new large-scale processing facility.
Sector Border Patrol Chief Scott Good on Tuesday shared a video of the new tent facility in Northeast El Paso. It is 360,000 square feet, sits on 28 acres off U.S. Highway 54 and can accommodate up to 2,500 migrants.
“El Paso Sector continues to prepare for potential increases in migrant encounters with the recent addition of our newest processing facility,” Good tweeted on Tuesday.
https://www.borderreport.com/immigration/migrant-centers/cbp-opens-new-large-scale-migrant-holding-facility-in-northeast-el-paso/
