Thread by @charlottecuthbo

BORDER: Watched at least 15 rafts loaded with illegal immigrants cross the Rio Grande during several hours in Roma, Texas, last night.
They heard to come to the U.S. and bring kids. #BorderCrisis

Another raft load: Most who crossed were from Honduras, but also a few from Guatemala, and a couple from Ecuador.
They said they came now because of Biden. #BorderCrisis

The smuggler said he had about 40 more people to bring across. Rafts can be seen crossing upstream and downstream from this location. #BorderCrisis

Several heavily pregnant women were in the rafts. One woman had a 40-day-old baby with her. All adults had at least one child with them. #BorderCrisis

All of the illegal immigrants we asked said they had family already here in the United States. Cities/states they are heading to include: Chicago, Houston, Boston, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Dallas, Alabama, Virginia, North Carolina. #BorderCrisis

One group said they had taken 20 days to get here. Another said they spent 12 days on the other side of the river in a stash house in Mexico before crossing. Most (incl the kids) were wearing white wristbands, used by the cartels to keep track of their cargo. #BorderCrisis

After taking the raft across, the illegal immigrants had a short walk up to the road, where Border Patrol processed them before busing them to a border station in La Grulla. They'll likely be released today. #BorderCrisis