'It doesn't help them make their case': Moment heavily-armed Mexican military and US border officers repel more than 1,000 migrants who stormed El Paso bridge

Daily Mail UK ^ | March 13, 2023 | James Gordon

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Heavily-armed Mexican military and US Customs and Border Protection officers were manning the El Paso border on Sunday evening after 'at least a 1,000' migrants unsuccessfully tried to rush a checkpoint.

Video shared by Fox News reporter Bill Melugin showed the 'bilateral show of force' on the border, which included armed security forces in riot gear, barbed wire, concrete blocks and mesh fence on the Paso Del Norte Bridge.

It was shared hours after different footage showed hordes of migrants charging past a line of Mexican officials at the border between Juarez, Mexico, and El Paso, Texas.

Photos captured the moment the group reached the center of the bridge, where they were then blocked by CBP officers, tear gas and barricades.

CBP officers said they 'implemented port hardening measures' including the use of the fencing and concrete barricades, temporarily preventing northbound traffic at the bridge.

Officials say the large group approached the international line 'posing a threat to make mass entry.'

Footage showed the group, which consisted of mostly of young men but also included women and young children, charging along the border road.

The clips also shows them pushing past the Mexican side of Paso Del Norte bridge forcing CBP to erect barricades of barbed wire and other physical barriers to prevent any crossings.

According to one reporter on the ground, a portion of the group was able to be pushed by CBP officials while another group decided to gather around smaller bridges including the Stanton Bridge and the Bridge of the Americas, also leading to the use of barricades by CBP officials armed with batons and riot shields.

Others attempted to get across the border into the U.S. by crossing the river.

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