Posted BY: NewsWars
A group of migrants from Afghanistan was caught crossing the U.S. southern border over the weekend, according to reports.
Border Patrol agents in Del Rio Sector apprehended five illegal aliens from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan during a busy Saturday in South Texas.
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“A source tells me 5 undocumented individuals from Afghanistan crossed into the U.S. yesterday,” independent journalist Ali Bradley reported on Sunday.
“With Operation Allies and the refugee program extended to that country the landowner here was concerned why they would be crossing illegally now.”
Bradley shared video purportedly shot at the scene of the encounter which appears to show five men speaking with a Border Patrol agent and soldiers from the Texas National Guard.
Fox News correspondent Griff Jenkins also reported on the incident, saying, “Back on the border in Eagle Pass, TX amid massive migrant surge… 2,968 encounters in the last 48hrs in the Del Rio sector… and an unusual apprehension of 5 Afghan nationals.”
Back on the border in Eagle Pass, TX amid massive migrant surge… 2,968 encounters in the last 48hrs in the Del Rio sector… and an unusual apprehension of 5 Afghan nationals. The sector has seen migrants from 109 countries this FY w more than 320,000 encounters to date @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/cIO3M0iqo7
— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) June 26, 2022
Back on the border in Eagle Pass, TX amid massive migrant surge… 2,968 encounters in the last 48hrs in the Del Rio sector… and an unusual apprehension of 5 Afghan nationals. The sector has seen migrants from 109 countries this FY w more than 320,000 encounters to date @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/cIO3M0iqo7
— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) June 26, 2022
Jenkins said more than 320,000 migrants hailing from at least 109 countries have been captured in Del Rio Sector so far in Fiscal Year 2022, which began on October 1.
From October 1 to May 31, the Del Rio Sector has arrested more than 280,000 people, from 109 different countries!
— Chief Patrol Agent Jason D. Owens (@USBPChiefDRT) June 24, 2022
That sheer volume alone brings many logistical & security challenges. Our agents are fully engaged 24 hours a day, giving it there all to keep everyone safe. pic.twitter.com/pPe9iR1R2k
Border agents have been encountering massive groups of illegals gathering along the highway near Eagle Pass in Del Rio Sector lately.
