Stunning new video from the southern border shows hordes of migrants cutting through razor wire set up in Texas and rushing through in an effort to enter the United States — with some caught in the wire and others was pushed back by Texas forces.
Video taken this week in Ciudad Juárez in Mexico, which borders El Paso, Texas, shows migrants set up before the concertina wire set by Texas. After it is cut, the crowd flows through a gap in the wire.
In another video, a minor can be seen caught in the wire and screaming in pain before being freed by an accompanying adult.
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April 3, 2024: Migrants cut through the fence built by Texas. (David Peinado/ZUMA Press Wire)
At one point, Texas forces intervened and pushed the migrants back.
“Put the f*** up, get the f*** out of here, put the f*** up,” the soldier yelled at them. “Get out of here.”
At one point, the rattle of a taser can be heard, but the location is unclear. Migrants can be heard shouting at the guards in response.
The video is part of an ongoing situation along the border where Texas, as part of Operation Lone Star, has set up razor wire and other barriers along the border in an effort to prevent historic amounts of illegal migration that has hit it since 2021.
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April 3, 2024: Migrants slip through a hole in razor wire in Texas.
Razor wire has been a point of contention between Texas and the Biden administration. Texas sued the administration after federal officials cut the wire to catch migrants who were technically already in the US.
Earlier this year, Texas seized Shelby Park, a major staging area in Eagle Pass, and the Border Patrol said they could not enter the area.
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The administration is suing Texas over an anti-illegal immigration bill that would allow local police to arrest illegal immigrants and allow judges to order them deported. The Biden administration says Texas’ actions interfere with federal enforcement, while Texas says it needs to act in the face of inaction on the border crisis from the federal government.
While that standoff has continued, there have been several rash incidents at Eagle Pass, including last month where a large group managed to get through razor wire. Texas authorities have since filed hundreds of rioting charges and several others with assault and criminal trespass.
April 3, 2024: Migrants are stopped from moving further into the US (David Peinado/ZUMA Press Wire)
CBP increased patrols in the area after the March 21 incident and stressed that those involved face removal.
“There are consequences to crossing the border illegally, and CBP continues to enforce the immigration laws of the United States. Individuals and families who do not have a legal basis to remain in the US are subject to removal and subject to non less than a five-year bar on reapplying for entry. and potential criminal prosecution if they re-enter without permission. No one should believe the lies of smugglers; individuals and families without legal basis to remain in the United States will be removed,” they said.
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For his part, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continues to draw attention to his ongoing efforts to secure the Texas side of the border. “WIRE IT SHUT,” the Republican posted earlier this week on X, captioning a video showing more wires being installed in El Paso.
