Small Texas Town Readies for Migrant Caravan Amassed Across River

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Small Texas Town Readies for Migrant Caravan Amassed Across River

Hundreds of extra law enforcement and military personnel are shoring up Border Patrol efforts in case of a mass incursion

By Charlotte Cuthbertson
February 13, 2019 Updated: February 13, 2019

EAGLE PASS, Texas—The little border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, is the latest to be faced with the migrant caravan phenomenon.

Its neighbors to the east, in the state’s Rio Grande Valley, have become well-versed in so-called caravans—they get a caravan’s worth of asylum-seekers crossing illegally every day.

But Eagle Pass, with a population of around 30,000, has a smaller port of entry, with two international bridges and the capacity to handle only 16 to 20 asylum claims per day.

So the news of 1,800 migrants, mostly from Honduras, arriving across the river in Piedras Negras, Mexico, on Feb. 4 has resulted in an unprecedented show of force along the U.S. side of the Rio Grande.

https://m.theepochtimes.com/small-texas-town-readies-for-migrant-caravan-amassed-across-river_2799680.html

[Sanguine]

No emergency here.   

[Smokin Joe]

Where's the National Guard? (the Governor can call them out).

[Elderberry]

National Guard deployed to Eagle Pass, Texas, in response to migrant caravans

https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Authorities-set-up-base--505656321.html

Thousands of federal, state and local authorities have set up base in Eagle Pass, Texas, southwest of San Antonio.

That includes ground troops, helicopters, and high powered patrol boats.

This increase in security is in response to the nearly 2-thousand Central American migrants trying to find asylum in the U-S.

Authorities at the border say they are preparing for whatever comes their way.

"Part of our preparations include installation of temporary impediment measures on our bridges such as Conex boxes, concertina wire and Jersey barriers," said Paul Del Rincon, the port director of Eagle Pass.

[Sanguine]

National Guard deployed to Eagle Pass, Texas, in response to migrant caravans

https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Authorities-set-up-base--505656321.html

 

[Fishrrman]

The ongoing invasion cannot be stopped by sending troops to [only] those points most-in-danger at any moment.

The ENTIRE LENGTH of the border must be secured and patrolled continuously.

That means many thousands of troops on permanent station on or near the border in ALL the border states.

Get them out of the mideast and redeploy them here!