EL PASO, Texas — Federal law enforcement from Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement descended on a migrant encampment downtown Tuesday afternoon as part of an enforcement operation targeting immigrants who have been living on the street after evading arrest at the border crossing.

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