EL PASO, Texas — (EL PASO, Texas) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities in most regions along the southern border are over capacity even as the number of those in custody has declined, Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said Wednesday.
As of Wednesday, there were 26,354 people in CBP custody, which Ortiz said was,"several thousand less" compared to earlier in the morning."But that means that there are four sectors that aren't," Ortiz said, adding that Border Patrol has been flying migrants from high-traffic areas to facilities with more capacity.
"The officials in Texas and other places in the US are exaggerating what is happening here for political reasons. There is no crisis here at the moment," a city government spokesperson said."We've had many other immigration waves that were far more impactful, when all of our shelter space was full and people were on the streets."
"The increase that we have seen in the last 5 to 7 days was really the surge … I think that what we see now is a continued effort by some to message incorrectly that once Title 42 goes away, it's going to be a free for all along the border," Ortiz said."I don't see that being the case. Our agents will be out there performing their duties."
Currently, 4,000 beds remain open in Ciudad Juarez shelters -- well below 50% capacity. That number has been dropping for two weeks and continues to fall.
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