In a recent incident captured on video, a U.S. National Guard soldier deployed to the Texas border by the Biden administration was seen opening a border barrier gate, allowing a large group of migrants to enter.
However, officials clarified that this soldier was not a member of the Texas National Guard deployed by Governor Greg Abbott.
The video, shared on Twitter by Fox LA reporter Bill Melugin, shows a female soldier unlocking a gate in a border fence near Eagle Pass, Texas.
I asked the Texas National Guard if this is one of their soldiers who opens the gate for the group of migrants. They tell me she is NOT a TX soldier & is not TX ARNG. I’m told she is a Title 10 soldier from the Missouri ARNG under orders from the federal gov & working w/ BP. pic.twitter.com/zKWy121u1K
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) May 16, 2023
The footage is dated May 15, shortly after the termination of the CDC Title-42 migrant expulsion protocol.
The gate in question is part of a border fence believed to have been constructed in Texas along the Rio Grande.
As the soldier steps back, the gate swings open, and a sizable group of migrants starts to enter.
According to information provided by Texas National Guard officials to Melugin, the soldier involved in the incident is a member of the Missouri National Guard, deployed under Title 10 to support Border Patrol agents at the behest of the Biden administration.
Notably, she is not among the soldiers deployed as part of Operation Lone Star.
Another video showcases the migrants lining up to undergo processing by Border Patrol agents, with a CBP (Customs and Border Protection) bus nearby, ready to transport them to an Eagle Pass processing facility.
NEW: Security video from a contact in Eagle Pass, TX shows a large group of migrants crossing illegally onto private property this morning. Crossings have been down big in Texas last few days, but are expected to rise again as cartels/smugglers figure out the post T42 border. pic.twitter.com/6iLcIeUkuY
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) May 16, 2023
According to a law enforcement report obtained by Breitbart Texas, on May 15 alone, agents from the Del Rio Sector apprehended 650 migrants. The group depicted in the video likely constitutes a significant portion of these apprehensions.
Across the entire southwest border with Mexico, agents apprehended over 4,800 migrants who crossed between ports of entry. This marks the fifth consecutive week of declining apprehensions following the conclusion of the Title 42 program.
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