According to Fox News Channel national correspondent Bill Melugin, the situation at our southern border is dire. The footage emerging from Texas is truly astonishing.
“Video from a contact on the ground in Eagle Pass, TX right now shows a mass of thousands of migrants waiting to be processed by Border Patrol after they crossed illegally today,” Melugin wrote on X. “I’ve spent hundreds of days there over the last 2+ years and I’ve never seen it like this.”
There’s also grave concerns about the Biden Administration’s decision to shut down two international railroad lines.
“Roughly 45% of all rail cars moving to and from Mexico cross through El Paso and Eagle Pass – there isn’t enough capacity at the other four gateways to reroute them,” Union Pacific wrote in a statement. “Union Pacific urges the Eagle Pass and El Paso border crossings be reopened immediately. This is impacting: • Agricultural products (grain held in six Midwest states) • Food and beverages (beer and dry food products) • Automotive (finished vehicles and parts) • Consumer goods • Industrial commodities (metals and cement).”
BREAKING: Video from a contact on the ground in Eagle Pass, TX right now shows a mass of thousands of migrants waiting to be processed by Border Patrol after they crossed illegally today. I’ve spent hundreds of days there over the last 2+ years and I’ve never seen it like this. pic.twitter.com/JPNYY7sPxI
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) December 19, 2023
NEW: Eagle Pass TX is being overwhelmed w migrants tonight w more than 4,000 illegally crossing today with no end in sight and more than 4,000 already in custody @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/55ImOMblcZ
— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) December 19, 2023
Roughly 45% of all rail cars moving to and from Mexico cross through El Paso and Eagle Pass – there isn’t enough capacity at the other four gateways to reroute them. Union Pacific urges the Eagle Pass and El Paso border crossings be reopened immediately. This is impacting:
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