U.S. border patrol agents stationed at Rio Grande City station on Saturday encountered two large groups of illegal immigrants to the United States, in a possible sign of a deepening crisis at the border.
CBP agents first responded to a report from a “large group” of illegal immigrants near Las Lomas, Texas, about five miles southeast of Rio Grande City, according to the U.S. Customs Border and Protection.
The agents arrested 134 illegal immigrants, 128 of whom were identified as family members. The agents determined that the individuals were from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.
FOX News exclusively obtained two photos showing a temporary foreign processing website for U.S. Border Patrol in Mission, TX in the Rio Grande Valley sector.
Only a few hours later, RGC agents responded to another report of illegal immigrants crossing the border near La Grulla – about 16 kilometers southeast of Las Lomas. The agents allegedly encountered 113 illegal immigrants, consisting of families and unaccompanied foreign children (UAC).
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The majority of individuals in the second group were also from Central America, but 17 were identified as Romanian citizens. Seven UACs traveled among the group, CBP said.
Migrant families and children climb on the banks of the Rio Grande River to the United States as smugglers on rafts prepare to return to Mexico in Penitas, Texas, USA, on March 5, 2021.
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A CBP official told Fox News that the individuals are still being processed.
“Even with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, human traffickers continue to try these unnecessary efforts, with no regard for the lives that endanger them, nor for the health of the citizens of our great country. , “CBP said in a statement. “The U.S. border patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley sector will continue to protect the nation and the community from these criminal elements.”
People surround a car as they arrive for food donations at a temporary camp for migrants seeking asylum in the United States, at the border crossing on Friday, March 12, 2021 in Tijuana, Mexico.
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The back-to-back migratory groups come amid a recent influx of migrants to the southern border – something the Biden government refuses to call a ‘crisis’.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday that Biden’s government acknowledged that this was a major problem, but blamed former President Donald Trump.
“The last government has left us a broken and unworkable system and like any other problem we are going to do everything in our power to solve it,” she said.
Asked if the Biden government is the unprecedented number of migrants arriving at the U.S. southern border, he said ‘we definitely do’.
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Last Tuesday, Trump blew up President Biden’s handling of the border crisis, saying the country is being ‘destroyed’ by the recent surge of illegal migrants at the border.
In a statement, the former commander-in-chief pointed to his victory over border policy as president, saying the US-Mexico border was “in good shape” and “stronger, safer and more secure than ever before.”
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“We have ended Catch-and-Release, closed asylum fraud and paralyzed the evil smugglers, drug dealers and human traffickers,” the former president wrote. “The wall, despite terrible democratic delays, would have been easily finished by now and works wonderfully.”
Fox Michael’s Jon Michael Raasch contributed to this report.