Yes. U.S. Customs and Border Protection occasionally transfers migrants from overcrowded border sectors to those with more capacity so they can be detained, processed and deported, rather than released.

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Yes. U.S. Customs and Border Protection occasionally transfers migrants from overcrowded border sectors to those with more capacity so they can be detained, processed and deported, rather than released.