So much for halting 'The Beast'! Migrant cargo Train Rumbles On as HUNDREDS cross the border again at Eagle Pass - while border patrol says At Least Three Have TUBERCULOSIS in El Paso
- Hundreds of migrants continued flooding the border overnight
Shocking footage shows hundreds more migrants flooding over the southern border after leaving a cross-country cargo train known as 'The Beast.'
Border officials have been left scrambling after being overwhelmed by refugees in recent weeks, with the small town of Eagle Pass,
Texas becoming an epicenter of the crisis as over 11,500 people have flocked through in the last 10 days.
Many have traveled to the border on
Mexico's largest railroad network, known as 'The Beast', which has sparked further controversy after a number of deaths and injuries were reported from
asylum seekers filling the vessel to the brim.
On Friday, footage shared to X - formerly
Twitter - by journalist
Juan Mendoza Diaz showed hundreds of people marching into Eagle Pass in the early hours of the morning under torchlight.
As the camera panned over the migrants, many smiled and waved - and Diaz said they told him they arrived by the train despite Mexico officials announcing the partial halting of 'The Beast' this week due to the spate of problems.
The crisis escalated overnight Friday as at least three cases of tuberculosis were reported among migrants in El Paso, Texas - almost 500 miles away from
Eagle Pass.
The operator of Mexico 's largest railroad network has partially shut down service this week following the deaths and injuries of at least half-dozen migrants who were attempting to reach the United States border. On Wednesday morning, hundreds of migrants, including children, were still seen perched atop dozens of freight train wagons
Migrants ride Mexican Beast train in hope to reach US border
In an aerial view, migrants are seen grouped together while waiting to be processed on the Ciudad Juarez side of the border on September 21, 2023 in El Paso, Texas
Border officials have been left scrambling as the migrant crisis has escalated in recent days, with Eagle Pass - a town of just 29,000 people - becoming an epicenter of the crossings.
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