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TX: Like clockwork— Every morning over the last few weeks, law enforcement at the border in Eagle Pass say hundreds of migrants surge across the Rio Grande into Texas— We watched through the thick fog as chaos unfolded— @TxDPS warning the migrants that they can’t cross there saying it’s illegal and unsafe.
Grown men, battling the swift current, nearly swept away—FWC Officers deployed by @GovRonDeSantis in coordination with @GovAbbott efforts to secure the border, have been down here for months assisting.
In the mornings, they take the high ground and call out to the airboats when a child is coming across or when someone is struggling in the water.
Once the migrants crossed, there was no clear entry through the area so they were advised to walk down the riverbank to meet up with Border Patrol where they would be apprehended, transported and processed.
Roughly 200 people crossed into Eagle Pass successfully while we were there.
Grown men, battling the swift current, nearly swept away—FWC Officers deployed by @GovRonDeSantis in coordination with @GovAbbott efforts to secure the border, have been down here for months assisting.
In the mornings, they take the high ground and call out to the airboats when a child is coming across or when someone is struggling in the water.
Once the migrants crossed, there was no clear entry through the area so they were advised to walk down the riverbank to meet up with Border Patrol where they would be apprehended, transported and processed.
Roughly 200 people crossed into Eagle Pass successfully while we were there.
TX: Watch as @TxDPS and FWC officers rescue a young man—A toddler is also in the boat watching as the Trooper works to revive him—You even see the toddler at one point tell the other man trying to help to stay back.
We asked them why they were crossing this way and if they knew it wasn’t legal and they said yes, but it was their only option.
Law enforcement say the #cartels control the southern border and that includes who crosses where.
We asked them why they were crossing this way and if they knew it wasn’t legal and they said yes, but it was their only option.
Law enforcement say the #cartels control the southern border and that includes who crosses where.
TX: Migrants carry an unconscious man across—They circle around and lie his naked body down—You seem them trying to resuscitate him. Moments later they erupt in applause—He’s alive.
You then see a man come over, clearing the way—He embraces and cradles the man, clearly grateful that he was ok.
This is all unfolding just down river from a legal port of entry.
You then see a man come over, clearing the way—He embraces and cradles the man, clearly grateful that he was ok.
This is all unfolding just down river from a legal port of entry.
#TxLege passed #SB4 —This scene will likely unfold differently once @GovAbbott signs it into law—The law enforcement along the banks and elsewhere will have the authority to arrest undocumented individuals who cross into Texas illegally.
Migrants will then be released to a magistrate who will provide legal counsel/translation and give them the option to return to Mexico or face a class B misdemeanor and ultimately be removed—If they returned it would be classified as a felony.
Opponents say it is a “show me your papers” bill and opens the door for racial profiling. @DavidSpillerTX says that is not the case—Law enforcement have to prove they crossed into Texas illegally.
Migrants will then be released to a magistrate who will provide legal counsel/translation and give them the option to return to Mexico or face a class B misdemeanor and ultimately be removed—If they returned it would be classified as a felony.
Opponents say it is a “show me your papers” bill and opens the door for racial profiling. @DavidSpillerTX says that is not the case—Law enforcement have to prove they crossed into Texas illegally.
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