Tent processing center for migrants going up in El Paso, expected to increase capacity by 1,000

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In response to the increased number of migrants crossing the border in El Paso, US Customs and Border Protection is erecting a soft-sided tent facility to increase migrant processing capacity by about 1,000, according to Landon Hutchens, US Customs and Border Protection spokesperson.

“The facility will be used by U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector to provide additional migrant processing capabilities, with a capacity to hold approximately 1,000 migrants while they are processed in accordance with U.S. immigration law,” Hutchens said in a statement.

The facility is expected to be operational sometime in January.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/28/us/el-paso-tent-processing-center/index.html