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Migrants are Being Released on U.S. Streets as Border Encounters Keep Breaking Records

Migrants detained by border patrol near Yuma Arizona. Photo courtesy of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

U.S. facilities destined to sheltering migrants have been strained to a point in which some have started to release people onto the streets, as the amount of unlawful border encounters continues to break records, according to a report by NBC News.

Concretely, three Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials told the outlet that a large number of migrants in Tucson, Arizona, were released onto the streets before being taken to final destinations in coordination with city officials and local nonprofits.

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