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Squatters have moved into Yosemite National Park’s campgrounds and rule-breakers are pushing boundaries as ranger patrols are stretched thin during the prolonged federal shutdown, according to a park employee who described growing disorder inside the park.

"There are lots of squatters in the campgrounds," the employee told SFGATE. "There are lots of people that truly believe they can do whatever they want because of the lack of rangers. They’ve told us."

The employee said only one wilderness ranger is currently working the entire park — and that person is technically a volunteer, not a National Park Service (NPS) employee.

The Department of the Interior, which oversees the NPS, confirmed to Fox News Digital that it is "aw

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