Texas National Guard officials say migrants continue to breach the border wall the state has set up to prevent them from reaching Border Patrol agents for release into the United States. A senior-level source told Breitbart Texas that the border wall, which consists of concertina wire and no-trespassing fencing, is cut 75 to 100 times every day. The source said that on average more than 150 migrants manage to break through cut wires and fences every day.
Migrants arriving north of the Texas-built barrier surrender to Border Patrol agents, apply for asylum and win speedy release into the U.S. as cases drag on for years in overcrowded immigration courts across the country. . The source, currently deployed to El Paso, said soldiers are making every effort to deny and prevent migrants from entering the United States and reaching Border Patrol stations. After all, most people are like that, the source lamented.
DPS arrests more than 200 illegal immigrants for state crimes in El Paso
Link: https://t.co/Zbqltz4k3I#OLS #DPS pic.twitter.com/28CnLyEHDb
— TxDPS – West Texas Region (@TxDPSWest) April 3, 2024
The security guard, who was not authorized to speak to the media, said human smugglers and migrants cut through fences and bellows wire like butter every night. Repairs are made daily and layers are added from time to time, but they appear to be little deterrent to the hundreds of migrants seeking entry each day.
In March, more than 400 migrants ran past members of the Texas Army National Guard who tried to stop them in an area known as Gate 36 near the heart of downtown El Paso, Breitbart Texas reported. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirmed the arrest of 214 immigrants on state riot charges related to the March 21 incident. The group was in federal custody for illegal entry and later booked on state riot charges, a class B misdemeanor, according to Texas DPS.
This is the moment the Texas National Guard was overpowered by rioting migrants attempting to cross the border here in El Paso today.
We were there and saw everything happen. It’s absolute chaos here. pic.twitter.com/VN6Kf663ie
— Jennie Taer (@JennieSTaer) March 21, 2024
As Breitbart Texas reported, many of the immigrants were ordered released on their own recognizance after a Texas judge criticized the El Paso District Attorney’s Office for not preparing detention hearings. Those ordered released by Chief Judge Humberto Acosta will be held until they are taken into custody by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Hundreds of migrants were pushed south of Concertina Wire by the Texas National Guard in the middle of the night. Hours later, they broke through the concertina again and charged toward the border wall in El Paso, Texas. #Border #Texas pic.twitter.com/d4sZib29BI
— J. Omar Ornelas (@fotornelas) March 21, 2024
Others facing more serious charges remain in custody. Nine immigrants have been charged with felony rioting, according to a Texas DPS spokesperson. Seven immigrants are currently in custody and are being held in the El Paso County Jail. The other two people are not in custody and are wanted on outstanding arrest warrants. Immigrants facing more serious charges include:
- Junior Evaristo Benítez Martínez, 21, of Venezuela (Riot – Felony, Criminal Mischief, Assault on a Public Servant)
- Kayder Jose Zurita Aponte, 21, of Venezuela (Riot – Felony, Criminal Mischief, Assault on a Public Servant)
- Gregory Jose Guilarte Acosta, 18, of Venezuela (riot – felony, criminal mischief, assault of a public servant)
- Omar Alejandro Graterol Colmenares, 27, Venezuela (Riot – Felony, Criminal Mischief, Assault Public Servant)
- Joshua Fernando Garcia Juarez, 18, Guatemala (Riot – Felony)
- Luis Jesús Chacón, 27, Venezuela (Riot – Felony)
- Martín Elias Villasis Cedeno, 46, Ecuador (Riot – Felony)
The other two are wanted on felony riot charges and warrants have been issued.
- Juan Jose Colorado Gutierrez, 34 years old, from Venezuela (warrant issued: Riot – Felony, Criminal Mischief, Assault on a Public Official)
- Gabriel Enrique Angarita Carrasquero, 22, Venezuela (warrant issued: Riot – Felony, Criminal Mischief and Assault on a Public Official)
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 him on Twitter @RandyClarkBBTX.
