Exclusive: Migrants Continue Breach of El Paso Border Barriers After March Attack on Texas Guardsmen
According to a source within the Texas National Guard, migrants continue to breach border barriers erected by the state to keep migrants from reaching Migrants continue to breach border barriers in El Paso, Texas, according to a source within the Texas National Guard. The barriers, which are designed to prevent migrants from reaching Border Patrol agents, are cut between 75 and 100 times daily, according the source. On average, over 150 migrants manage to breach the cut wire and fencing daily. Once over the border, they claim asylum and are released into the United States, pending lengthy immigration cases in overburdened courts. In March, over 400 migrants attacked Texas Army National Guard soldiers near downtown El Paso. 214 migrants were arrested on state rioting charges related to the March 21 incident. Many of the migrants were released on their own recognizance by a Texas Judge, who accused the El Paso District Attorney’s office of not being prepared for detention hearings.
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According to a source within the Texas National Guard, migrants continue to breach border barriers erected by the state to keep migrants from reaching Border Patrol agents to gain release into the United States. The senior level source tells Breitbart Texas that the border barriers consisting of concertina wire and no-climb fence are cut between 75 and 100 times daily. On average, the source says more than 150 migrants manage to breach the cut wire and fencing each and every day.
Once on the north side of Texas-built barriers, the migrants surrender to Border Patrol agents to claim asylum and win a quick release into the United States as their cases drag on for years in overburdened immigration courts nationwide. The source, currently on deployment to El Paso, says the soldiers make every effort to deny and prevent the migrants from entering the United States and reaching the Border Patrol. In the end, most do, the source bemoaned.
The guardsman, who is not authorized to speak to the media, says the human smugglers and migrants are cutting the fence and concertina wire nightly as if it were butter. Repairs are made daily, and additional layers are added occasionally, but the repairs seem to offer little deterrent to the hundreds of migrants seeking to gain entry each day.
In March, more than 400 migrants rushed past Texas Army National Guard soldiers, attempting to hold them back at an area known as Gate 36 near the heart of downtown El Paso, Breitbart Texas reported. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirmed the arrests of 214 migrants on state rioting charges in connection with the March 21 incident. According to Texas DPS, the group had been in federal custody for illegal entry and have since been rebooked on state rioting charges, a class B misdemeanor.
As reported by Breitbart Texas, many of the migrants were ordered released on their own recognizance by a Texas Judge who accused the El Paso District Attorney’s office of not being prepared for detention hearings. Those ordered released by Presiding Magistrate Judge Humberto Acosta will be held until they can be taken into custody by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE).
Others facing more serious charges remain in custody. Nine migrants are facing felony rioting charges, according to a Texas DPS spokesperson. Seven migrants are currently in custody and have been booked into the El Paso County Jail. Two others are not in custody and face outstanding arrest warrants. Those migrants facing more serious charges include:
The two others are wanted for felony rioting, and warrants have been issued:
Randy Clark is a 32-year veteran of the United States Border Patrol. Prior to his retirement, he served as the Division Chief for Law Enforcement Operations, directing operations for nine Border Patrol Stations within the Del Rio, Texas, Sector. Follow him on Twitter @RandyClarkBBTX.
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