As freezing weather approaches El Paso, a homeless shelter reports it is beyond capacity due to the surge in migrants being released on the city’s streets.
At least two migrants released onto the streets was robbed by another migrant as they waited outside an El Paso Greyhound Bus Station, the. A Mexican national and a man from New Mexico allegedly approached a group of four migrants waiting outside the bus station.
The two men demanded property from the group of migrants and allegedly slapped one in the face. The assault continued as the migrant bent over to protect himself and was kicked in the head and face, the police report states. The two men reportedlyAnother group of migrants witnessed the assault and robbery and chased down the attackers. They surrounded the two alleged robbers and waited for police.
El Paso police officers arrested Jaime Ramon Guerrero, 27, a Mexican national from Juárez and Guillermo Hernandez, 49, of Las Cruces, New Mexico. Thereports Hernandez faces four counts of robbery. Guerrero also faces assault and robbery charges. The men are being held in the El Paso County jail on bonds of $125,000 and $60,000 respectively.
The chaos in the city of El Paso comes as migrant crossings surged over the weekend. Nearly 7,400 crossed over the weekend, Breitbart Texas
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