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> Lying Joe Biden Democrats insist they have the border under control

Caught lying, again...


Hundreds Of Illegal Immigrants Storm Border At Texan Port Of Entry

https://www.theepochtimes.com/hundreds-of-illegal-aliens-attempt-to-storm-border-at-texan-port-of-entry_5118031.html

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Border patrol agents were forced to erect temporary barricades at a
port of entry along the southern U.S. border on March 12, as thousands
of illegal immigrants tried to enter the country, with hundreds
stampeding border officials by force.

The stampede incident started at the Paso Del Norte International
bridge entry point in El Paso, Texas, around 1.30 p.m. local time.

Hundreds attempted to forcefully cross the entry point to the bridge
at Juarez, Mexico.

Video footage captured by Fox News showed the illegal immigrants
rushing the border checkpoint, pushing down permanent barriers and
overwhelming armed border officials who struggled to hold back the
crowd as they attempted to cross the bridge to the United States.

    NEW: Our live report this evening as a massive group migrants
attempted to rush the Paso Del Norte port of entry in El Paso, TX this
afternoon. CBP special response teams, some in crowd control gear,
repelled the group. Live cams show migrants still gathered on the
bridge. pic.twitter.com/Axw1PTI8kG
    — Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) March 12, 2023

Meanwhile, others tried to enter the United States from other points.

Migrants, mostly of Venezuelan origin, attempt to forcibly cross into
the United States at the Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad
Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on March 12, 2023. Hundreds of
migrants, mostly Venezuelans, attempted to stampede across one of the
border bridges in the northern Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez,
desperate to enter the United States. (HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty
Images)

El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego told ABC network affiliate KVIA
that in total, the crowd was sized around 2,000 illegal immigrants.
The judge said the majority of the immigrants were Venezuelan males.

After the Mexican National Guard was called in to disperse the crowd,
some of whom were attempting to pull down the port barriers and
concertina wire, around 100 asylum seekers remained, KVIA reported.
Human Wave Posed ‘Potential Threat’

Separate video footage captured and shared online appeared to show
large numbers of the group returning to the Juarez checkpoint after
the failed attempted crossing.

    Video shows migrants returning to Juarez after attempting to rush
U.S. border on Paso Del Norte Bridge in Downtown El Paso-Juarez,
Mexico. https://t.co/FgiSNSb350
    — Daniel Borunda (@BorundaDaniel) March 12, 2023

Fox News reported that the immigrants who reached the U.S. border were
met with barbed wire fencing. They were later returned to Mexico.

According to the El Paso migrant situational awareness dashboard, CBP
managed 1,210 encounters with illegal immigrants on Sunday, and took
2,023 individuals into custody.

In a statement shortly after the incident, U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) said that officers, including members of the CBP
Mobile Field Force, had implemented “port hardening measures” to
prevent the migrants from illegally crossing the border, including the
deployment of physical barriers.

“A large group of individuals formed on the Mexican side of the border
and approached the international boundary posing a potential threat to
make a mass entry,” the statement said.

CBP said that the incident had temporarily prevented northbound
traffic at the Paso Del Norte Bridge.

El Paso Deputy City Manager Mario D’Agostino told CNN that crowds at
the bridge were subsiding as of Sunday evening.

“At this time EOC (Emergency Operations Center) has shut down. Crowds
[have] subsided and it’s just being monitored,” he said.

Traffic has resumed as of Sunday evening.
Parallel Charges at the Border

Additionally, similar breaches took place at two other crossings on
Sunday: the Stanton crossing, and the Bridge of the Americas crossing,
CBP said.

The attempted breach Stanton crossing took place from 2 p.m. until
2.45 p.m. and the one at Americas crossing happened from 2.45 p.m.
until 3.30 p.m., CBP said.

Barricades were used in both of those incidents too to stop illegal
entry, according to CBP.

“CBP is working to maintain the legal and orderly flow of entry to the
U.S. while protecting the safety and security of legitimate trade and
travel, CBP facilities, and the CBP workforce,” the agency said in a
statement to CNN.
Biden Touts Work to Secure Border

Sunday’s incident comes after President Joe Biden in January announced
that immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela will be
returned to Mexico under Title 42 if they illegally enter the country.

However, the administration will also provide legal immigration
opportunities to eligible asylum seekers, allowing them to live and
work in the United States, provided they find a sponsor inside the
United States and pass a background check.

During his State of the Union address earlier this month, Biden touted
the “record number of personnel working to secure the border.”

The Epoch Times has contacted U.S. Customs and Border Protection for comment.