A surge in illegal border crossings over the weekend saw an average of 2,460 encounters per day with US Border Control, mostly in downtown El Paso, Texas.
Footage from the area posted to Twitter on Tuesday afternoon by Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin showed a “huge line of hundreds of migrants who have crossed illegally into the US [who] are waiting to be taken into Border Patrol custody.”
“Most expect to be released into the US. Many will be. CBP & local shelters overcapacity,” Melugin added.
Breaking! Over the weekend, the El Paso Sector experienced a major surge in illegal crossings, with a 3-day average of 2,460 daily encounters, primarily through the downtown area of El Paso. We will continue to keep the public informed as the situation evolves. pic.twitter.com/V2pOO6Y31N
— Peter Jaquez (@USBPChiefEPT) December 12, 2022
Busloads of migrants are allegedly being dropped off by Mexican Police at various non-governmental organizations in the city of Ciudad Juarez, then illegally cross the border into El Paso.
NEW: A look at the situation in El Paso, TX right now, where a huge line of hundreds of migrants who have crossed illegally into the US are waiting to be taken into Border Patrol custody. Most expect to be released into the US. Many will be. CBP & local shelters overcapacity. pic.twitter.com/QDoyAzVRth
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 13, 2022
Officials believe that the situation will only worsen when Title 42, a pandemic-era policy that allowed authorities to quickly and efficiently expel migrants on public health grounds, comes to an end in a little over a week.
Earlier in the day, Melugin posted footage from the Mexican city of Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, Texas, where thousands of migrants are waiting until the day that Title 42 is dropped before making the trek across the border.
NEW: We went into Matamoros, the Mexican border city across from Brownsville, TX, where there are thousands of migrants waiting for Title 42 to drop in 8 days before they plan to cross into the US. We saw hundreds of migrants camped out on streets & in a public park. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/G2TtKCvJyv
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 13, 2022
Despite the Biden administration’s assurance that the end of Title 42 will not change anything, Republicans are concerned that removing this safeguard will signal even more strongly that the borders are open, according to the Daily Mail.
Despite the Biden administration’s assurance that the end of Title 42 will not change anything, Republicans are concerned that removing this safeguard will signal even more strongly that the borders are open, according to the Daily Mail.
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