Multiple illegal immigrant caravans have crossed into El Paso, Texas, totaling in the thousands, as people are making their way to the U.S.-Mexico border before Title 42 will no longer be enforced toward the end of the month.
Videos show illegal immigrants easily crossing the shallow Rio Grande from Ciudad Juarez with no Mexican law enforcement stopping them. Due to the large volume of people, they have to wait in lines after they cross and create small fires to stay warm.
BREAKING: An enormous mass of hundreds of migrants have just crossed illegally into El Paso, TX.
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 12, 2022
There is now a massive line of migrants waiting to be taken into custody by Border Patrol, and more are coming.
El Paso sector had over 2,600 crossings in 24 hrs Fri-Sat. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/0AaQRQXVNN
Developing: More than 1,000 migrants have begun crossing from Juarez into El Paso, one of the largest mass crossings ever. Video from @CorrieBoudreaux 1/ pic.twitter.com/vKGIe2dqkF
— El Paso Matters (@elpasomatters) December 12, 2022
BREAKING: A huge migrant caravan of over 1,000 people crossed illegally into El Paso, TX last night, making it the largest single group we have ever seen. The city of El Paso reports Border Patrol now has over 5,000 in custody & has released hundreds to city streets. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/ewUQX757Lt
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 12, 2022
Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin tweeted the migrants were escorted into Juarez by Mexican law enforcement and dropped off at local nongovernmental organizations before illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Video from one of the passengers inside one of the migrant buses showing their Mexican police escort, as well as a photo of part of the huge group walking to the border after they were dropped off at NGOs in Ciudad Juarez, MX. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/2s7wGAbJEp
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 12, 2022
The El Paso Sector has jumped to the number one spot for illegal crossings, overtaking the Rio Grande and Del Rio Sectors. There have been over 53,000 encounters in the El Paso Sector since the start of Fiscal Year 2023, which began in October. Title 42, the public health order that allowed Border Patrol to quickly expel illegal crossers, is set to expire on December 21.