Daily Mail by Ty Roush 9/13/2022
Terror on the border: Migrants are killing pets, stealing from shops and knocking on doors late at night at Texas border town - prompting residents to buy more guns to defend themselves
• Over 376,000 migrant encounters have occurred in Eagle Pass, Texas, since October 2021
• The town has three official border crossings on its western edge, which is defined by the Rio Grande
• Eagle Pass locals say they are now closing businesses earlier, training children to use 'several weapons' and are hearing knocks on windows late at night
• Many illegal immigrants drown while crossing the Rio Grande into the town, leading to at-capacity mortuaries and a 'very traumatic' body recovery process
• Some migrants have made their way to the outskirts of the town, where they 'killed the dogs' on one property 'in order to steal something'
• El Paso is experiencing its own influx of migrants, officials say, as the local government tries to work with the White House for a solution
An influx of migrants into a Texas border town killing local pets, stealing from shops, and knocking on doors late at night has prompted residents to buy more weapons to defend themselves.
The Del Rio section of the border at Eagle Pass, Texas, has seen over 376,000 migrant encounters since October 2021, according to Customs and Border Protection, which doubles the number from the previous year.
One Eagle Pass resident said she taught her children to use tasers and other weapons to defend their family business.
It's something that has had to be done because we don't know what can happen,' Laura Ramos told Fox News. 'We don't know these people or where they come from.'
Another resident said his youngest sister heard a knock on her bedroom window late at night.
'It's pretty scary,' he said. 'We're getting used to it already because unfortunately, nothing is really being done.'
The town has three official border crossings on its western edge, though locals say migrants continue to cross the nearby Rio Grande.
One Eagle Pass business owner said she now closes her business at 7pm because she employs a staff comprised entirely of women.
'We now close at seven because it gets dark, people are walking around, all girls, you just never know,' she said.
She added that she now keeps 'several weapons' in the store to defend her employees.
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