Record-Setting 83,000 Migrants Illegally Crossed US Border This Week

Tens of thousands of migrants rushed across the US-Mexico border this week as the pandemic-related asylum restrictions were lifted at midnight Thursday. 

“A record-setting 83,000 migrants crossed our border illegally this week — equivalent to a full capacity Dallas Cowboys football stadium,” said Fox News’ Bill Melugin.

Fox’s Bill Melugin: “A record-setting 83,000 migrants crossed our border illegally this week — equivalent to a full capacity Dallas Cowboys football stadium”@BillFOXLA pic.twitter.com/9ReLXcAhtl

— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) May 13, 2023

Melugin fact-checked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, calling her statement about masses releases aren’t happening at the southern border “categorically false.” He said that is “not the reality of what’s happening on the ground here.” 

.@BillFoxLA Melugin fact-checks KJP: “[W]e heard Karine Jean-Pierre…say during that WH press briefing that mass releases are not happening here at the southern border…[T]hat is categorically false. That is not the reality of what’s happening…We’ll show you the reality.” pic.twitter.com/edqUZJ9BwW

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) May 12, 2023

The Biden administration has said there’s a plan that includes strengthening Title 8 penalties, an asylum rule that makes those entering the US illegally ineligible for asylum. But we question just how strong those rules are considering footage has emerged on Twitter of migrants being loaded on busses and allegedly headed inland. 

EL PASO- Border Patrol agents try to block the press from filming the first bus being loaded with illegal immigrants being brought into the US from Juarez.

One CBP agent asks me to back up stating “we’re trying to protect the privacy please” pic.twitter.com/WH9R0mm34l

— Savanah Hernandez (@sav_says_) May 12, 2023

Third bus full of migrants departs Gate 42 pic.twitter.com/6vrG0qrV1Q

— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) May 12, 2023

.@TimKennedyJr1’s drone footage shows border authorities loading the illegals immigrants onto buses while blocking the view of media (many of whom have stuck around for hours to show Americans what is going on) pic.twitter.com/LHysyEGu0J

— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) May 12, 2023

Second bus full of migrants pulls out. pic.twitter.com/ixw5lHMdoe

— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) May 12, 2023

Yet another bus being filled here in El Paso. Almost midnight mountain time pic.twitter.com/MIrnFTKFdM

— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) May 12, 2023

Bus full of illegal immigrants pulling out. We weren’t able to see the actual loading pic.twitter.com/Ba8y6Ip4hD

— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) May 12, 2023

Hmm…

Clown world.