by KAREN TOWNSEND
More than 1,000 migrants rushed the Paso del Norte Port of Entry along the US-Mexico border between Texas and Chihuahua state on Sunday. They pushed past the Mexican side of the border and ran toward the Paso Del Norte Bridge. Thanks to the reporting of Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, some of the chaos was captured and posted on social media.
BREAKING: Our contact in Juarez, MX tells us a massive group of at least 1,000 migrants just attempted to rush a port of entry in El Paso in an effort to get into the United States. Video shows them pushing past the Mexican side of Paso Del Norte bridge. Awaiting CBP comment. pic.twitter.com/lxriIB3TSm
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) March 12, 2023
Another video from our contact. We’re told some crowd control measures were used (unclear which side of border), and a chunk of the group was repelled, and is now gathering at another smaller bridge, while some are trying to cross in the river. Waiting for more details from CBP. pic.twitter.com/PEFeHlF4KH
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) March 12, 2023
BREAKING: Another video from our contact showing this massive migrant group trying to rush Paso Del Norte bridge in El Paso in an attempt to get into the United States. pic.twitter.com/q9v2myX333
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) March 12, 2023
Though crowd control tactics were used, some broke away and gathered at a smaller bridge nearby. Some migrants crossed by going through the river. As it happened, CBP called the massive crowd “a temporary disruption” due to “something going on in Mexico.” They weren’t able to provide much information at the beginning of the disruption. El Paso police and CBP assembled in downtown El Paso, which is about two miles from the Mexican border.
CBP released a statement.“CBP officials including members of the CBP Mobile Field Force implemented port hardening measures at the Paso Del Norte international bridge at 1:30 p.m. today temporarily preventing the northbound flow of traffic on the Mexican side of the border and approached the international boundary posing a potential threat to make a mass entry,” the statement reads. “The CBP response included the deployment of physical barriers to restrict entry. As of 5 pm there is no traffic processing occurring at PDN.
Authorities said two other “temporary disruptions” occurred at the Stanton crossing and at the Bridge to America, causing law enforcement to set up barricades.NEW: Statement from CBP regarding the attempted rushing of the Paso Del Norte port of entry by a massive group of migrants. pic.twitter.com/kEtL0XT3Dk
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) March 12, 2023
Rep. Monica De La Cruz serves Texas’s 15th District. She grew up in Brownsville. De La Cruz is the first Republican to represent Texas’s 15th congressional district since its creation in 1903. She weighed in on Twitter, posting a video that Melugin posted. She said the Biden administration must protect the men and women in green at the border.
