Large migrant group scrambles to cross Texas border just hours after Trump’s election win

A ample group of much than 100 migrants scrambled crossed nan separator arsenic dawn collapsed connected Eagle Pass, Texas — conscionable hours aft erstwhile President Trump won nan 2024 predetermination pinch a vow to unafraid nan borders and ace down connected forbidden immigration.

Dozens of forbidden separator crossers — mostly Central and South American migrants, on pinch 2 others from Africa — showed up successful nan US soaked aft wading done nan Rio Grande River.

Border Patrol sources opportunity migrants groups are trying to unreserved into nan US earlier Trump takes agency and enacts overmuch tougher policies for forbidden immigrants.

There were besides much than a twelve unaccompanied children, including 2 toddler siblings, whom separator agents wrapped together successful a mylar broad to support them warm.

Children who get astatine nan separator unsocial are exempt from nan existent restrictions connected applying for asylum, which nan Biden-Harris management enacted earlier this year.

They intends they will apt beryllium released aft they’re transferred to nan Health and Human Services Department.

After crossing, nan group was quickly intercepted by separator agents and past transported connected a autobus for processing.

On nan run trail, Trump has vowed to return swift action to unafraid nan confederate separator and to transportation retired a wide deportation of millions of forbidden immigrants.

During his triumph reside early Wednesday morning, Trump pledged to “fix” and “seal up” US borders, while allowing ineligible immigration.

“We’re going to person to seal up those borders and we’re going to person to fto group travel into our country. We want group to travel backmost in, but we person to fto them travel backmost in, but they person to travel backmost successful legally,” said Trump.

Meanwhile, southbound of nan border, a caller caravan of 3,000 migrants has formed successful Mexico. The caravan marched retired of nan confederate Mexico municipality of Tapachula Tuesday pinch countless men, women and children successful tow.

“If Trump wins, they are gonna effort to get present earlier he’s successful office,” a root said. “It’s 1 past f–k you to America.”

Another root added: “We knew that was coming because they want to get successful earlier ‘orange bad man’ wins.”

More than 10 cardinal migrant encounters person been recorded nether nan Biden-Harris administration, according to national data.

The highest number of crossings successful a azygous fiscal twelvemonth took spot betwixt October 2021 and September 2022, erstwhile much than 2.2 cardinal migrants crossed illegally, per national data.