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According to the 2022 census, its population is fewer than 16,000 people. To the south, Douglas is surrounded by border fencing and barbed wire on both sides of the port of entry.The port in Douglas is known for drug trafficking. In January, U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrested a 19-year-old man attempting to smuggle nearly 500,000 blue fentanyl pills into the United States.
"I want to set the record straight on something here. They're not here to stay. This is a stopping point for them, and we know that. They're here at most 24-36 hours and then they're on their way," added Whetten."We're not seeing them wander the streets. We're not having the violence they have in other locations.
"We don't have the transportation hub that other bigger communities have. We don't have a bus line. We don't have a railroad line. We don't have any airports, you know, to speak of that are public," said Councilman Lindemann. Back in September, an SUV with undocumented immigrants inside tried to evade law enforcement in Douglas before crashing. Two people in the vehicle were killed."It was a head-on collision where there was, what we call, a soft pursuit. The vehicle was carrying some illegals and law enforcement saw that he was heading into city limits - and so they decided to back off. The driver did not know that.
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