Large Group Of 116 Migrants From Africa Caught Wading Across The Rio Grande To Illegally Enter The U.S. (Video)
The first large group of 116 migrants from Africa are caught on video wading across the Rio Grande to illegally enter the U.S.
“Large groups present a unique challenge for the men and women of the Del Rio Sector,” said Chief Raul Ortiz in a statement. “This large group from Africa further demonstrates the complexity and severity of the border security and humanitarian crisis at our Southwest border.”
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector apprehended a large group of 116 individuals—from Angola, Cameroon and Congo—after they illegally crossed the Rio Grande River into the U.S. on Thursday: https://t.co/5VsJsD4nPF pic.twitter.com/HWGyVtzEC6
— CBP (@CBP) May 31, 2019
Everyone all over the world is getting the word that they can get in our vulnerable southern border.
Agents have encountered 182 large groups (100+ individuals) across the SW border this fiscal year. This is the first large group apprehended in Del Rio Sector this FY and the first large group apprehended on the SW border this FY consisting entirely of African nationals.
— CBP (@CBP) May 31, 2019
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Shocking video has emerged showing the first large group of migrants from Africa wading across the Rio Grande River to illegally enter the United States.
The video shared by the Customs and Border Protection shows a group of 116 people from Angola, Cameroon and the Congo walking through the waist-deep water into Texas.
Male and female adults are seen making the laborious trek with children clinging onto their shoulders on Thursday.
The group was apprehended by agents at the Del Rio Sector of the border around 10.30pm.
The White House also shared video of the harrowing scene showing the moment the group file out of the water and reach the shore in a line. More
The next terrorist attack on our soil by foreigners will be on Pelosi and Schumer’s heads. They have brought a stop to any iota of security at our borders. This one will be on them!
Last night, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 100 illegal aliens from Congo, Angola, and Cameroon near the U.S.–Mexico border.
Our southern border is now a magnet for illegal immigration from all over the world. It’s time for Democrats to help close the loopholes! pic.twitter.com/lxe7qqQiNj
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 31, 2019
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