(RepublicanReport.org) – So far this fiscal year, beginning in October 2023, there have been nearly 900,000 migrant encounters at the southwest land border in Texas. El Paso ranks as the fourth most popular crossing site, with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountering almost 120,000 migrants during that timeframe. While that number represents a significant 46.8% decrease year over year, Border Patrol can still get overwhelmed.
On March 21, New York Post reporter Jennie Taer shared a short video on X, formerly Twitter, of a group of migrants tearing open a razor-wire temporary border structure and bulldozing past the Texas National Guard. Taer described the instance as “absolute chaos” as the migrants pushed their way past security to the more permanent border gate structure. Once there, several of them called for help, stating there were women and children with them, and they were all hungry. As many as 600 migrants total moved through the broken fencing.
Several lawmakers blamed President Joe Biden for the incident, including Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), who called for him to finish the wall. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) chimed in, stating the “Biden Border Crisis is an invasion.” And Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) said the “floodgates” were open.
A source told the New York Post that the group was pushed back across the border. However, local reports stated some of the migrants were arrested, and most were processed in the US. In fact, Border Patrol agent Orlando Marrero confirmed that to a local Fox affiliate, stating the migrants were “taken to a processing center.”
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) quickly released a statement on social media assuring the Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Texas National Guard “quickly regained control” of the area and were reinstalling the razor wire barriers. The governor also said DPS was ordered to arrest every migrant involved in the incident for “criminal trespass & destruction of property.”
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