Border Patrol stations have been overwhelmed with crush of migrants crossing into the United States, with several days of apprehensions topping 5,500.
Overcrowding at Border Patrol stations in South Texas has become so acute in recent days that U.S. authorities have taken the rare step of using aircraft to relocate migrants to other areas of the border simply to begin processing them, according to three Homeland Security officials.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost testifies during a Senate hearing about the border on May 8 in Washington. One official said the U.S. government has resorted to using aircraft because all available buses were already in use and authorities needed every available transportation option. To alleviate overcrowding in holding cells, the Border Patrol in recent weeks has begun releasing migrants directly from its custody, instead of waiting for ICE to pick them up and either detain or release them.
Homeland Security officials view the direct release of single adults as a red line, because they say that demographic group has the most potential to be deterred by enforcement efforts.
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