Texas troopers in Del Rio, Texas, are so desperate for the American people to see how “out of control” the situation is beneath the so-called “migrant bridge” that they flew Fox News up in an official helicopter to observe it all because the FAA won’t let them fly a drone any longer.
Bill Melugin is reporting this afternoon that there are now over 11,000 illegals under the bridge, up from around 4,000 just a few days ago:
AMAZING — Since the Biden administration has kicked @BillFoxLA and his team out from flying Fox News’s drones along the U.S./Mexico border in Del Rio, TX, *local* law enforcement decided to get him a helicopter to hop in and go check things out to continue reporting. pic.twitter.com/pZ54my6E7o
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 17, 2021
.@BillFOXLA Melugin: “This is a wild situation. We reported earlier that the FAA grounded our Fox News drones…Well, the troopers with Texas DPS are kind enough to let us go up in their helicopter…Look at the mass of people…It looks like there’s a water park down there.”
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 17, 2021
“It looks like a large refugee camp…”
.@BillFOXLA on what Joe Biden DOESN’T want you to see: Border Patrol sources “tell me that this situation is ‘out-of-control.’ They need help. They say there aren’t even enough porta-potties or food or anything…It looks like a large refugee camp.” pic.twitter.com/UtCuVGxBpv
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 17, 2021
“Hundreds of people streaming in…”
.@BillFOXLA: “It is incredible to see this perspective up here. We hear the administration saying the border is closed. There’s extremely progress being made. This doesn’t not look like a closed border…This is hundreds of people streaming in…Pretty remarkable footage.” pic.twitter.com/PgaiE11Nuu
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 17, 2021
“The stream of people is not stopping…”
.@BillFOXLA: “We have no idea how long these people are going to be there…This has been happening all morning long…We are not allowed to the drive in…This situation looks like it is going to get worse before it gets better. The stream of people is not stopping.” pic.twitter.com/uO54dkBXH4
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) September 17, 2021
Here’s more footage and reporting directly from Melugin:
BREAKING: Just wrapped up a helicopter ride with Texas DPS at the international bridge in Del Rio, TX. What we saw was absolutely stunning. There are at least 10,000 migrants under the bridge who crossed illegally, and a constant stream of hundreds more crossing over. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/IADqBzb3qn
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 17, 2021
More footage. Major thank you to Texas DPS. When the FAA grounded our drones, DPS was willing to get us in the air to show ongoing deteriorating situation at the bridge. The situation is in Del Rio is completely out of control. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/8RUXheV8gk
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) September 17, 2021
The media is reporting on the situation down there, to some degree, but they aren’t framing this as a Biden fiasco like they were doing two years ago when a different president was at the helm.
