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‘Dangerous overcrowding’ at U.S. border station where migrants held: report

Click to play video: 'Border agents apprehend a record-setting number of migrants at the southern border in El Paso'
Border agents apprehend a record-setting number of migrants at the southern border in El Paso
WATCH ABOVE: Border agents apprehend a record-setting number of migrants at the southern border in El Paso – May 31, 2019

EL PASO, Texas — An inspection at an El Paso Border Patrol station where detained migrants are held found this month that there were 900 people crammed into the 125-person facility at one point.

The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security found “dangerous overcrowding.” A majority of detainees were held past the maximum allowed 72-hour period.

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Inspectors found migrants held in standing-room only spaces for days and some standing on toilets.

WATCH: Video shows thousands crossing U.S.-Mexico border illegally before being apprehended

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An unprecedented number of families with children have arrived at the border this year.

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The government built a temporary tent in El Paso and plans to open a bigger facility within 18 months.

The report released Friday and first reported by CNN comes two days after El Paso agents arrested a group of 1,036 immigrants — the largest encountered.

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