Drone footage shot by Fox News reveals the sea of migrants, the majority from Haiti, under the International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas, and experts tell the network that the circumstances are “out of control” and that Border Patrol agents are overwhelmed.
There were roughly 4,000 migrants at the bridge on Wednesday, yet the number spiked overnight to roughly 8,200.
A law enforcement official told Fox News that most of the crowd is made up principally of Haitians and more are arriving every moment.
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The stunning pictures come a day after Fox News reported that there were over 200,000 encounters with illegal immigrants at the southern border in August, marking the second straight month in which the numbers surpassed that amount.
The 208,887 encounters in August are a decrease from July’s more than 212,000 encounters, though it still amounts to a 317 percent rise more than August 2020, when there were 50,014 apprehensions and a 233 percent jump from August 2019, which registered 62,707 apprehensions.
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Republicans have accused the White House of creating the crisis at the border by President Biden’s choice to start rolling back or scuttling many of former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. ”This is Joe Biden’s fault. This is Kamala Harris’ fault. This is…barbaric,” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wrote on Twitter, linking to a video of the mass of migrants.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham faulted Biden for his management of the border and of the US departure from Afghanistan, which led to a chaotic evacuation effort from the nation to get US citizens and Afghan allies out.
“With all the chaos in the world being created by Biden’s irresponsible foreign policy, it would be easy to overlook the problems at our broken southern border. I have not forgotten about the failing border policies put in place by President Biden,” Graham (R-SC) wrote on Twitter.
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He further explained he fears that the lax security conditions at the border could invite trouble.
“How easy would it be for a terrorist to cross this broken border? We need to secure our border now. It is time for President Biden to bring order to the chaos at the border,” Graham announced in a second posting Thursday.
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While the Biden administration has turned away from Trump’s policies, it has been focused on the “root causes” of immigration from Mexico and Central American countries, citing poverty, violence, corruption and natural disasters.
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