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El Paso hit by 1,500 illegal migrants a day while small fraction sent to liberal cities strains resources
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Border Patrol agents in the El Paso Sector are seeing approximately 1,500 migrants a day as they face a surge in numbers that are overwhelming facilities in the area.
Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, with a focus on immigration. He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter: @AdamShawNY
That is part of a trend seen along the border as a whole. There were more than 203,000 migrant encounters in August, over 157,000 of which were unique encounters. According to data released this week, there has been a 175% increase in unique encounters of migrants from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua over the last year.
Agents have made a number of rescues in the sector, including 13 migrants locked in a truck without oxygen. Within a seven day period, agents in El Paso have arrested two individuals with "extensive" criminal records and gang affiliations, disrupted a stash house and made multiple rescues.