Mass of Migrants Crosses Rio Grande to Enter U.S. Illegally as Border Crisis Worsens
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Taking advantage of an apparent lapse in border security at the junction of Del Rio, Texas and Mexico, hundreds of migrants crossed the Rio Grande River and illegally entered the United States.
© Go Nakamura/Reuters Migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. bathe and wash their clothes in the Rio Grande river near the International Bridge between Mexico and the U.S. as they wait to be processed, in Del Rio, Texas, September 2021.
Video footage recorded by Fox News depicts masses of people wading into the water to reach the other side.
BREAKING: I am absolutely stunned by what I'm witnessing right now. We are on a boat in the Rio Grande near the Del Rio international bridge and we are watching as masses of hundreds of migrants walk across the river from Mexico and stream into the US illegally. @FoxNewspic.twitter.com/xXE4pDkpIe
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 18, 2021
Within the last day, an estimated 11,000 migrants have congregated under the Del Rio international bridge, waiting to be apprehended by U.S. border patrol for processing. Many of the migrants have set up encampments and shelters, according to photos Fox News captured.
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The federal government is reportedly bringing in school buses from the local Texas school district to help transport the crowds of migrants under the bridge, an anonymous U.S. Border Patrol source told Bill Melugin of Fox News.
This development at the border comes after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) imposed a temporary flight restriction over Del Rio, Texas, on Thursday, grounding preventing Fox News drones from collecting evidence and conducting reconnaissance of the recent influx of migrants.
As its reason for suspending the free air space for drones, the FAA cited "special security reasons" without providing additional clarification.
"The Border Patrol requested the temporary flight restriction due to drones interfering with law enforcement flights on the border. As with any temporary flight restriction, media is able to call the FAA to make requests to operate in the area," the agency said in a statement.
To get around the drone limitation, Melugin secured a ride on a helicopter operated by Texas border patrol to investigate the situation from an elevated perspective.
"We reported earlier that the FAA grounded our Fox News drones, we cannot fly those. Well, the troopers with Texas BPS are kind enough to let us go up in their helicopter with them to get a look at the situation at this bridge right now," Melugin reported.
"This time two days ago, there were just over 4,000 people. There are now upwards of 11,000. We're talking nearly a tripling of the numbers in just 48 hours or so," he added.
Melugin suggested that migrants flooded the bridge area intentionally because border personnel are more sparsely positioned there. The detention centers and agents have been handed a situation they are unprepared to handle given the sheer number of migrants, he implied.
"The reason why they're all congregated underneath that bridge is Border Patrol doesn't have enough agents to process these folks, they're completely overwhelmed. Their holding facilities are completely over capacity," he said.
Migrant encounters at U.S.-Mexico border are currently at a 21-year high.
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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris:
"Crisis? What crisis? We have it all under control, and the border is more secure than ever!"
"Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, on Saturday spoke to Fox News as he visited the site of the migrant surge in Del Rio , Texas, saying that the number of predominantly Haitian migrants camping there in squalid conditions is approaching 15,000 -- and warning the situation could get much worse.
"Speaking to Border Patrol agents, the worst is yet to come, they’re worried about what is behind here, they’re worried about co-ordination with Mexico," he told Fox News from Del Rio."
Someone's behind this, 8000 Haitians crossed the border at that exact spot in 48 hours. That doesn't happen without an enormous amount of coordination.
Isn't it a damn shame that the Biden Administration did NOTHING to stop them from crossing our border illegally?
What a bunch of incompetent fools, led by Ms. Harris, the people in charge have proven to be.
Biden, the Democrats, and those that voted for them don't give a damn about these people.
How many have Covid? How many will catch it while living in the cramped conditions under the bridge? That is if they don't starve to death first, or die of exposure, or whatever other disease might be getting passed around.
Del Rio and the state are being left to feed and care for the ever increasing number of illegals. Seems that the Biden administration is blind to the situation; but not so blind that they didn't ban drones from the area so that the media can not get up to date coverage of the number of people.
Biden is on vacation again. Must be tough ignoring all of his own fuck ups. The fact the MSM hasn't taken Biden to task for this shows you how in the tank they are.
More problems for Biden...
Can he endure another hellish week?
Can we the people?
How long will progressive liberals be willing to ignore facts and how long will they insist that the border is secure?
Ms. Harris is doing an absolutely fantastic job on the border non-crisis, isn't she?
And SHE is supposed to be our next President???
LMAO!
Here is a good article about the non-crisis that Biden has created.
Haitians on Texas border undeterred by US plan to expel them (msn.com)
Shouldn't AOC be at that bridge, crying about the deplorable conditions there?
Nothing in it for her. No money or gifts to be had. Media is on full ignore mode since this is Biden's fuck up. She might be asked to do something if she actually goes; and she is the ultimate do nothing politician.
And I was SO looking forward to seeing her fake tears again!
Not even a whatabout...