We’ve written several times this week about the crisis at the border reaching epic proportions.
But I’ve just run across photos of what’s going on down in El Paso that really tell the story of how bad it’s gotten down there.
This is El Paso right now, where hundreds of migrant families are being held in the parking lot of a Border Patrol station because there is no room for them inside, or anywhere else. pic.twitter.com/lFGZ9zRcZk
— Nick Miroff (@NickMiroff) March 27, 2019
— Nick Miroff (@NickMiroff) March 27, 2019
Commissioner of @cbp said agency has hit “breaking point”. Migrants are now camped out at makeshift shelter under downtown bridge in El Paso. #immigration #elpaso https://t.co/yG5xgwS7UB pic.twitter.com/iiyBRDxPUc
— Julian Aguilar (@nachoaguilar) March 27, 2019
#Migrants are held for processing in El Paso on March 27, 2019. Nearby, @CBP_McAleenan addressed the dramatic increase in illegal crossings along the Southwest border, appealing to lawmakers for more resources to handle the surge. Photos by Justin Hamel for @UPI. pic.twitter.com/oHnXKZuQSR
— UPI Photos (@UPIPhotos) March 27, 2019
The head of CBP just said they are now at a breaking point and these photos prove his point.
Here’s video from the same area:
This is what the Paso Del Norte Border Patrol station in El Paso looks like today. The queue of migrants who turned themselves in is stretched to the parking lot. pic.twitter.com/PTSblYP74R
— Valerie Gonzalez (@ValOnTheBorder) March 27, 2019
We gotta have more action on this from Trump and Nielsen than just tweets. If Trump’s gonna close the border, he needs to do it. He needs to then order officials to deny all asylum requests until we get through this madness. He needs to send the military and the national guard to the border to help with the crisis. And if he needs more funding to hire more judges and border officials, declare another national emergency and make it happen.
Hopefully they are already in the process of doing some of these things. Right now it feels like nothing is happening, but I hope that’s really not true and I can bring you some news of these developments soon.
Via TheRightScoop
