After risky journey, migrant and his dog say goodbye at U.S. border | Reuters
By: Jose Luis Gonzalez (Reuters)
Venezuelan migrant Brayan Pinto, 18, and his small fluffy white dog, Brandy, trekked together across several countries and a treacherous tropical jungle to reach the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Brayan Pinto, an asylum-seeking migrant from Venezuela, carries his dog Brandy as he crosses the Rio Bravo river to turn himself in to U.S. Border Patrol agents to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, September 11, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Venezuelan migrant Brayan Pinto, 18, and his small fluffy white dog, Brandy, trekked together across several countries and a treacherous tropical jungle to reach the U.S.-Mexico border.
On Sunday, the two companions had to say goodbye.
"She's been with me for two years," Pinto said, hugging the fluffy animal with the pink collar - a mix of Pekingese and toy poodle - within view of El Paso, Texas.
Brandy had been a gift from his mother before her death to become his emotional support pet, and the little dog had crossed several borders with him.
"Now that we've reached the United States, they tell me I have to leave her because she can't cross to the other side," he said.
Before walking alone towards the U.S. border, Pinto recalled their long journey together, including nine days through the notoriously dangerous Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia.
"Leaving her is like leaving a family member," Pinto said.
Then he sadly put Brandy into …
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Its a commie trick to gain sympathy for these lazy drug dealing illegal aliens.
Are you making light of the human and drug trafficking that is actually occurring. Biden is essentially aiding and abetting the cartels
In other who gives a fuck news, what mighty mental midgets encouraged him to make this dangerous journey to begin with? Or enter our country illegally? That would be the Democrats.
He will now become just another statistic in the illegal immigrant US chain. Will he even show up for his court date? Or will he just disappear into the US never to be heard from again unless he runs afoul with the law? We will never know as the point has been made. He had to leave his dog at the US/Mexico border. The horror! The travesty! The inhumanity of it all! Those inhumane bastards that demand immigration laws and borders actually be enforced! How dare they!
How about we deport a Democrat for every illegal immigrant that enters the country on a 1 to 1 basis. The illegals can stay; but the Democrats have to go. See how long it takes for Brandon to finally secure the southern border and stop sob stories like this from occurring.
Want to talk immigration reform? Fine. Congress can start by allowing asylum seekers to request at any US Embassy; and putting in the law they are not to set 1 foot into the US unless their request is granted. Of course Democrats will never go for that. It will defeat their purpose of destabilizing the country with a flood of illegals; and trying to force a general amnesty.
He didnt enter the country illegally.
I guess that blows your point all to hell.
Did you even look at the pictures from the article or their captions?
First picture there is a really nice bridge spanning the creek/river he is crossing. He doesn't take it. Second picture shows them under a bridge/highway- definitely not a legal port of entry.
Does he have a VISA? No, no he doesn't. Because if he did he would have crossed legally at a normal port of entry. Nor would he have left his dog behind. You think that animals aren't brought in from abroad all the time to the US? There are procedures to be followed. If my friend in Texas can get a husky/wolf hound mix from Germany to the US. Anyone can do it.
God, leftists have no sense of reality.
What is the rate of denial for asylum seekers in the US?
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Even under Brandon the majority of asylum seekers in the US are denied. Though Brandon has made it a lot easier to get approved. But with 89% of court cases unresolved many will just stay in the country illegally forever.
Keep ringing the damn dinner bell Democrats. The illegal immigrants will be sure to answer in ever greater numbers.
“But with 89% of court cases unresolved …”
And therein lies the crux of the problem.
While we waste tax payer money building an ineffective wall or flying people to other cities, we ignore our responsibilities. Fund judges, lawyers, and temporary housing to adjudicate these cases in a timely fashion and determine their legal status.
So simple and yet somehow so improbable in our never ending lust in the pointing of fingers.
It is not illegal to contact border guards as soon as you cross the border and announce you are seeking asylum. If he intended to be illegal he would have tried to evade the border police, not surrender to them.
It's common knowledge that a vast majority of illegal aliens who claim asylum at the southern border don't qualify for that status, but under the Biden Administration, they've been allowed entry. They also never show up for their court dates.
The following article gives a lot more info than most of the others I read:
Why didn't this man claim asylum in any of the many countries through which he traveled? Did his dog appear healthy to vets? Did the man show proof that his dog had all of the required medical shots? Lots of questions with no answers.
All of your references to the dog are irrelevant. He didnt bring the dog into the US because he wasnt allowed to.
Yes, he did. You missed this part:
Pinto brought his dog into the US and then chose to take it back to Mexico .
What is your definition of timely?
And of those 89% unresolved, how many of them are such due to the fact that the people didn't show up for their court date?
It's common knowledge to anyone who takes the time to follow CBP and illegal immigration statistics.
I certainly did give you stats. All you have to do is go to the CBP and US State Department websites and look for whatever you wish.
What is your definition of timely?
Certainly not multiple years.
If the proper system was in place, people would not have to be released.
Provide necessary family housing facilities, access to attorneys, and a number of judges to meet the demand so cases can be heard in a matter of weeks rather than years.
So why isn't Biden doing this, instead of inviting more people in?
Why hasn’t any administration going back to Eisenhower?
These souls are but pawns in a never ending political game.
CNN says some migrants are pretty happy about the rides.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2022/09/16/cnn-reports-the-illegal-immigrants-are-happy-about-going-on-the-buses-to-dc-ny-n2613192?utm_campaign=rightrailsticky1
If he was allowed to bring the dog into the US he would still have it.
Duh?
I liked the wait in Mexico methodology better. Didn't have to provide shit for them that way. They were the problem of the government who let them move through their country instead of stopping them at their own southern border.
Please read my comment 2.1.6 more carefully. When Pinto illegally entered the US, he was not allowed to bring the dog in. That's why he chose to go back to Mexico and leave his dog there. Sheesh.
Sorry that you don't like facts from other sources, but the one I provided gave a lot more info as to what really happened with Pinto and his dog and actually referenced CBP rules and fed laws about animals.
He walked across and then found out he couldn't retain the dog.
Sounds to me like he made it and had to pull a Psaki (circle back) and leave it with a reporter in Mexico.
Correct me if I'm wrong but if you were crossing the border at an authorized port of entry (not "a shallow part of the Rio Grande") you wouldn't have to turn yourself in to Border Patrol would you?
You are correct sir.................
You're correct. I've legally crossed both our northern and southern borders numerous times via plane or automobile at authorized entry points, but I never had to wade across anything.
“Didn't have to provide shit for them that way…”
Somehow fitting that the solution is to throw a fit.
The only people I see throwing fits are NIMBY Biden, KJP, KH, and Democrat mayors and governors. Newsom got ahead of the trend by ridiculously accusing "hijacking", only because his sanctuary state could be next!
I'm surprised he didn't pull an Elizabeth Warren and say "Send them here. We can handle it"
Thanks.
The reality is this kid could have been turned around, kept the dog and the left wouldn't have to cry about it.
There's no deflection. Just more bullshit drummed up by the left about a kid entering the country illegally, who could have been turned around and keep his dog.
That's what I call them
This is the very first time I've ever heard any American refer to illegal aliens as "just a bunch of feral cats". Thanks for the update.
I was going to try that but I don't think I could consume that much alcohol to sound that incoherent or hit myself with a hammer to get to that mentality.
I have been calling them that for more than a year, Tessylo is right
Oh, OK ...