El Paso Clears Out Migrant Camps Ahead Of Biden Visit

AUSTIN, Texas — City Sidewalks transformed into makeshift homeless camps for tens or thousands of illegal immigrants were released into downtown El Paso Recent months have seen a clear out of President Joe Biden‘s Arrival Sunday.

The Many hundreds of people camped in individual blocks around the site. Greyhound Bus Station Sacred Heart Church Locals have moved them out of sight El Paso Federal officers and police officers Border Patrol Agents, according to four law enforcement Officials who spoke to the Washington Examiner On Thursday.

“The [community residents] that experienced it on a daily basis were fed up and they made it known,” A senior federal agent sent a message via text. “Crime was getting bad and many residents were complaining. Some migrants even took over private parking lots and were charging for people to use them for parking.”

The The investigation began last week when authorities discovered that several groups of people on streets were pretending they had been released by Border Patrol They were not arrested and are therefore considered illegally present.

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SimultaneouslyLaw enforcement began to receive more complaints from residents and business owners about crime, safety concerns, poor sanitation, and other issues.

Another federal agent stated that law enforcement had responded to carjackings, thefts, and drug possession, distribution, among other incidents.

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“Yesterday, [two] were pulled over in a stolen Jeep,” The second agent added that the crackdown had been ordered by the city, not federal immigration officials. “Bunch of illegal stuff going on downtown. Business getting hit financially.”

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Border Patrol Agents are not responsible to enforce state or local laws. However, they have been called by El Paso police to assist with immigration issues, which federal police cannot arrest for.

“One of the issues is typically Venezuelans who come across illegally can’t get shelter from the shelters or [nongovernmental organizations] because they don’t have [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] paperwork,” A third federal official agreed.

Police Discovered young Venezuelan Because they were not allowed in the city or to use private facilities that help other immigrants, men were more likely to be found on the streets.

The The funding for the project has been millions of dollars Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to award El Paso to cover the costs of helping immigrants on the street came with a caveat — the city and nonprofit groups must verify that every person who is fed or sheltered has documents showing they were released by police.

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The Documents that each immigrant is required to produce upon release would ensure that federal money does not go to immigrants who have illegally entered the country, but also those who do not have permission to enter the country and are not seeking asylum.

“In response to migrants evading apprehension in the El Paso area, the United States Border Patrol has increased the number of agents patrolling the area,” A spokesperson for CBP confirmed the news in writing.

The First official said that agents had approached individuals on the street to ask for immigration documents.

“Border Patrol is searching for people that are not legally here. They are questioned. Once they can prove they are here legally or have been granted parole, there is nothing more,” The first person to speak.

Only There are still signs of the negative impact of illegal immigration entering the country West Texas The city will be visible when Biden Stopping by Sunday His first trip to the south border as a politician in over 50 years.

El Paso It was the epicenter for the southern border crisis that occurred between August December Last year, the region saw more immigrants than any other area along the 2,000 mile border.

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Due The high number of people held in custody and the 2,000,000 cases backlog before the immigration court are two reasons why the Biden Administration has decided not to hold individuals during court proceedings. More More than 1.5 million immigrants were allowed to enter the country. United States The past two years have seen a total of 90,000 transactions El Paso From mid-August To mid-December 2022.