An endless flow of immigrants streamed across the Rio Grande onto U.S. soil in Eagle Pass daily this week, sending the Border Patrol deep into a "catch and release" state of operations and spooking residents unaccustomed to the unfamiliar faces showing up in their once-quiet neighborhoods.

Maverick County Sheriff Tom Schmerber, an Eagle Pass native, said "security" in town is a growing concern given how many people have already been released after entering Eagle Pass this week.

"I feel worried because the people in the community here, some are afraid because they see strangers walking through their neighborhood. They don’t know who they are or what their intentions are," said Schmerber, who added that break-ins, burglaries, and drug seizures are occurring in the community.

Internal Border Patrol data viewed by the Washington Examiner revealed that 3,054 people were in custody in the Eagle Pass/Del Rio region of south-central Texas as of Thursday morning — far beyond the Border Patrol's maximum facility capacity of 1,845.