EAGLE PASS, Texas — After a sharp decline in migrant traffic in January, migrants are slowly returning to the small border city of Eagle Pass. In Mexico, despite increased law enforcement efforts aimed at clearing border areas to move migrants into southern and central Mexico, some migrants are evading the operation and entering Eagle Pass. continues to arrive. More than 300 migrants were arrested Tuesday just south of the city by agents assigned to one of two police stations in the area.
The migrants, mostly Venezuelans and Central Americans, landed about 8 miles south of Eagle Pass on Tuesday evening and surrendered to Border Patrol agents. Sources within CBP said several groups of migrants, totaling fewer than 100 people, had crossed into the area. This source was not authorized to speak to the media, but provided Breitbart Texas with information and photos of the group crossing near a Native American reservation in Texas. Most of it will be released to the United States, sources said.
Groups entering the United States in this region are approximately 50 to 65 migrants per transit, landing at a single transit point nearly three times a day. Sources said intelligence interviews revealed the migrants were being directed to the area to avoid detection by stepped-up law enforcement and military operations in Mexico. Sources said there is no state law enforcement presence at the intersection.
Officials told Breitbart Texas that the migrants interviewed were tired of waiting for reservations through the CBP One mobile application and were unable to receive northbound shipments from southern Mexico, also known as “La Bestia.” He said he managed to evade Mexican authorities who searched the train. Immigrants are aware of the increased law enforcement presence at Shelby Park in the heart of downtown Eagle Pass, and are actively moving south of the city to avoid the recently fortified downtown’s small parks and golf courses. It is said to be moving.
Increased efforts in Mexico have reduced the migrant crisis in the Del Rio area to fewer than 200 people within a 210-mile stretch of the border surrounding Eagle Pass as of the end of January. Officials said Tuesday’s more than 300 ridership at just one of Eagle Pass’s two stations was an unwelcome sign. “Historically, we have found that when an operation ramps up, it takes only a few weeks for a group to find a workaround to defeat the operation. For law enforcement, remaining unpredictable is key. “These small groups that arrived may have figured out when and where to avoid the train,” a source told Breitbart Texas.
As reported by Breitbart Texas, immigration fears significantly decreased after high-level talks between the Biden administration and Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in January did. The details of the agreement reached between the two countries are unknown.
Officials say the current pace of immigration into Eagle Pass is manageable, but the increase is still worrisome. “We go largely unnoticed when groups start entering the border at a rate of 3,000 to 4,000 people per day. We hope that this number does not return to that number,” the official emphasized.
Randy Clark He is a 32-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol. Prior to his retirement, he served as Division Chief of Law Enforcement Operations, directing operations for nine Border Patrol stations within the Del Rio, Texas area. Follow @randyclarkbbtx
