Posted on 07/20/2019 2:23:54 PM PDT by Kaslin
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents had to use tear gas and pepper spray early Saturday to stop nearly 50 “undocumented individuals” from illegally entering the U.S. after they stormed a port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, officials said.
The incident at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge took place at around 4 a.m. The bridge is closed between midnight at 6 a.m., but CBP has had to construct temporary barriers in the middle of the span due to the large influx of migrants using the bridge at night.
A CBP official told Fox News the group attempted to rush across the bridge in three waves.
"Ignoring commands to stop, the group suddenly rushed the temporary barricades, bent metal poles and disabled the concertina wire affixed to the barrier,” the official said.
CBP officers, Border Patrol agents, Pharr police and members of the Texas Department of Public Safety were called upon to prevent the group’s entry, according to the official.
The bridge opened to commercial traffic at 8 a.m. after a two-hour delay.
The Trump administration has mandated that asylum seekers remain in Mexico while their cases are heard in an effort to slow the flow of mostly Central American migrants to the southern border. The White House also said this week it was banning migrants from seeking U.S. protections if they pass through another country first, though that rule has been challenged in court.
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I would have loved to be there helping repel the attackers using those sprays.
Is your head up Cruz’s butt still? Really?
It’s heating up—Border agents use tear gas to stop nearly 50 undocumented migrants who stormed Rio Grande bridgehttps://t.co/wPEdozYu0F— Stacey (@Snack8671) July 20, 2019
works for me
What about those lovely ‘new’ energy weapons like microwave, etc.??
Here we have a perfectly good scenario for their use and Fedzilla deploys, at best, “water balloons”?
Only goes to show we’re not taking any of this seriously and Fedzilla, yet again, FAILS to do even the most basic of its few Constitutionally authorized J-O-Bs.
Dunno if the brown note cannon is for real or not, but something like this would be a perfect test of it. Or course, the cleaning of all the feces and puke off the bridge might take awhile.
pretty much
I don’t see how tear gas is going to stop anybody. They need to start using Flash Balls.
They had a riot control system that projected a soap suds solution into an area to deny foot access. Seems like that would be a great solution in a situation such as this.
They’re like Zombies.
I’d rather they use a couple of Ma Deuces!
Meanwhile, read this and weep:
How long can they sustain that in an area?
“...I’m over reacting a little, ...”
No, you’re not.
I’m fine with live ammo.
“Stop” once.
“Stop” twice.
Third time, kneecap one or two of them.
The rest will get the message immediately.
Wish the media would call them what they are: invaders.
A little Napalm goes a long ways...
The left realizes it, and they support it. They hate America, and want to ‘transform’ it. To them, all in the world who have less than Americans are the victims of America.
That sounds perfect! Hilarious.
Do you have a link, FRiend?
It wasn’t Agent Orange... so okay.
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