A migrant was caught on video using bolt cutters to cut razor wire at the U.S.-Mexico border, attempting to let dozens of migrants into the country illegally.
Video taken by the New York Post showed migrants in red shirts pulling apart fences, cutting bellows wire and eventually trying to lead dozens of migrants through holes in the barrier. .
The group was cut off by the Texas National Guard, who stopped the migrants from entering the country and forced them back into Mexican territory, the New York Post reported.
Migrant caught on video cutting border wire with a razor and trying to let dozens of people into the country illegally
Migrants were caught on video trying to cut razor wire and fences at the U.S.-Mexico border. (James Breeden of the New York Post)
The incident near Gate 45 came days after more than 100 people stormed the National Guard near Gate 36, several miles away.
In Thursday’s incident, a group of migrants mowed down five guards who tried to block their path, and some soldiers sustained minor injuries and were treated at a nearby hospital.
One of the Honduran immigrants, Junior Evarsisto Benitez, 21, was charged with assaulting a public servant, a third-degree felony, according to the New York Post. According to the report, Evaristo Benitez is currently being held in the El Paso County Jail.
Dozens of immigrants attempted to enter Texas illegally. (James Breeden of the New York Post)
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Meanwhile, authorities in Texas continue to examine surveillance footage of the incident to determine whether other immigrants were involved in the National Guard attack.
In Sunday’s incident, migrants near the hole in the border appeared to peacefully follow the soldiers’ orders and returned to Mexico.
The Texas National Guard intercepts immigrants attempting to enter the United States illegally. (James Breeden of the New York Post)
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Cut wires and fences were recently installed by the National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety as a means to deter immigrants from crossing the border illegally, telling them to use legal points of entry instead and turn themselves in to authorities. did.
The Texas National Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.
