Border Patrol overrun with 4,500 in custody as immigrants rush to beat Title 42 end

AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol facilities in El Paso are overflowing with thousands of illegal immigrants in custody and scores more waiting outside in a declining situation that is expected to get worse in the coming days and lead to mass street releases.

Internal planning documents reviewed by the Washington Examiner Monday morning revealed that Border Patrol’s El Paso Sector, just one of nine southern border regions, had 4,500 immigrants in custody Saturday.