The FAA has just created a quasi no fly zone over the bridge where thousands of illegal migrants were discovered hiding in Del Rio, Texas, according to Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin, which means Fox News won’t be able to use their drone to take photographs and videos of the migrants for at least two weeks:
NEW: We’ve learned that the FAA just implemented a two week TFR (Temporary Flight Restrictions) over the international bridge in Del Rio, TX, meaning we can no longer fly our FOX drone over it to show images of the thousands of migrants. FAA says “special security reason”. pic.twitter.com/aJrjAPO2Pz
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 17, 2021
Melugin writes “We’ve learned that the FAA just implemented a two week TFR (Temporary Flight Restrictions) over the international bridge in Del Rio, TX, meaning we can no longer fly our FOX drone over it to show images of the thousands of migrants. FAA says “special security reason”.”
He adds that Fox News “has been covering the border nonstop for almost 7 months now, we use the drone constantly, and it has never been an issue. We have reached out to the FAA to ask for clarification on why this TFR was implemented. We haven’t heard back yet. Will update if/when we do.”
.@FoxNews has been covering the border nonstop for almost 7 months now, we use the drone constantly, and it has never been an issue. We have reached out to the FAA to ask for clarification on why this TFR was implemented. We haven’t heard back yet. Will update if/when we do.
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 17, 2021
Yeah, there’s nothing suspicious about this at all. Maybe I’m just too skeptical and there really is some legitimate security issue that they will elaborate on…or not. But given the media attention that Melugin’s photos and reporting are getting, it sounds extremely convenient for the Biden administration to restrict the air space over the bridge, especially for drones.
