Border Crisis Photos: Inside Look at the Thousands-Strong Illegal Immigrant Camp

Julio Rosas | December 15, 2022 2:00 PM

El PASO, Texas — Townhall was able to get access to the makeshift migrant camp on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande on Wednesday, now the home of around 2,000 people who crossed from Ciudad Juarez. The camp, which barely qualifies as one, is bare. There is not much shelter from the elements, and necessary items such as food have to be brought in from the Mexican side.

Garbage and ashes from fire pits dot the bank of the Rio Grande, as there is no area to dispose of used items. The line of people has remained around the same size, despite Border Patrol allowing a few at a time into the country, as others keep coming in from Mexico. Nationalities range from Nicaraguans to Ecuadorians to Guatemalans. Venezuelans have largely stopped crossing since Title 42 started applying to them in the fall. That could change should the public health order expire next week.

Should they make it into the U.S., there is a good chance the illegal immigrants will have to spend the night on the streets of El Paso as local shelters have no space due to the recent influx of illegal crossings.