Photos: Inside the Massive Migrant Camp In Downtown El Paso

Julio Rosas | May 06, 2023 12:30 PM

EL PASO, Texas — In what can only be described as a third-world refugee camp, up to 2,500 processed and released migrants are in El Paso as the city and surrounding area is experiencing a dramatic increase in illegal crossings before Title 42 is no longer enforced after May 11.

Sidewalks around Scared Heart Church is where most people have gathered. Makeshift tents, made out of blankets and cardboard, line the streets. As I previously reported, many of the Venezuelans told me they illegally crossed the Rio Grande, turned themselves into Border Patrol, and were with released with documentation that allows them to travel further within the United States. Only one woman I spoke to said she entered the country legally by using the CBP One app. They are stuck on the street because shelters have run out of space and they do not have any money for a bus or plane ticket.