ALBAWABA - Around 1,000 migrants were caught on camera attempting to storm the United States' southern border from Mexico, causing disruptions along the border and forcing authorities to erect barricades, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said.
BREAKING ? Massive group of more than 1,000 migrants just attempted to rush a port of entry in El Paso, Texas in an attempt to enter United States of America
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 12, 2023
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Using concrete barricades and barbed wire fencing, CBP personnel said they have "applied port hardening measures" by temporarily preventing northbound traffic at the Paso Del Norte Bridge.
CBP officials said the large group approached the international line Sunday "posing a threat to make mass entry."
?Breaking News: Massive group of at least more than 1,000+ migrants has just attempted to rush a port of entry in El Paso, Texas. pic.twitter.com/TOKIylpE4O
— The Calvin Coolidge Project (@TheCalvinCooli1) March 12, 2023
Fox News reporter Bill Melugin tweeted a video showing a massive group of people running towards the Paso Del Norte Bridge, pushing past the Mexican side onto the U.S. port of entry.
NEW: This is the bilateral show of force that dispersed the huge group of migrants trying to rush a port of entry in El Paso today. Two lines of Mexican military, then on the US side, physical barriers, barbed wire, and a skirmish line of CBP officers in crowd control gear. pic.twitter.com/YPaNBUhQhu
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) March 13, 2023
