'Absolute Catastrophe from Joe and Kamala': Republicans slam President's migrant crisis as Drone captures wave of 1,000 new migrants being held at Texas Border Patrol
Republicans have slammed President
Joe Biden's handling of the border crisis after incredible drone images revealed up to 1,000 migrants being held by the Border Patrol in Mission, Texas, after they crossed into the U.S.
The footage shows hundreds of migrants stopped by Border Patrol agents sitting in a long queue under Anzalduas Bridge on the southern border between Mexico and the U.S.
The drone footage, which showed hundreds of migrants sat in large groups in the shade of the bridge, was
posted by
Fox news correspondent Bill Melugin.
The footage shows scores of migrants stopped by Border Patrol agents standing in a long queue under Anzalduas Bridge on the southern border between Mexico and the U.S.
He tweeted: 'This is the largest group of migrants we’ve ever seen being held by Border Patrol under Anzalduas Bridge in Mission, TX.
'Looks like it could be up to 1,000 people. We can only get a look at the area with our drone. There’s a popular Rio Grande crossing area nearby.'
Democratic Representative Henry Cuellar, from Texas, said that agents from the United States Department of Homeland Security as well as local communities living near the southern border are 'overwhelmed' by the influx of migrants at the southern border.
Cueller, who has written to Biden asking him to appoint a new 'czar' to tackle the surge of unaccompanied migrants, shared images of scores of migrants sat underneath Anzalduas Bridge at the weekend.
Cueller tweeted: 'Our DHS agents, & border communities, are overwhelmed & must be prioritized. DHS will again encounter over 180,000 immigrants at the southern border during July—adding to the more than 1M immigrants that have arrived at the southern border in FY21. Something has to change!'
Meanwhile, Republican Representative Chip Roy shared similar pictures and tweeted that Border Patrol agents are 'overwhelmed' as they running out of space to process the migrants.
Cueller, who has written to Biden asking him to appoint a new 'czar' to tackle the surge of unaccompanied migrants, shared images of scores of migrants sat underneath Anzalduas Bridge at the weekend
The footage comes as Republican Governor Greg Abbot on Saturday claimed the Biden administration has caused a 'constitutional crisis' after the U.S. Justice Department sued Texas to prevent troopers from stopping cars carrying migrants.
U.S. officials reported this month that they had encountered 55,805 members of families with children in June, an increase of 25 per cent compared to the previous month. That figure still remains far below the high of 88,587 in May 2019.
He added: 'President Biden has a duty and a responsibility to protect and uphold our nation's sovereignty, yet he has long-since abdicated his authority to do so.'
The administration has faced pressure for months as the number of people arriving at the southern border hits historic highs.
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