Local news had a short clip that gives some sense of what was going on:
You can get a better sense of what’s going on here by looking at tweets from Fox News’s Bill Melugin.
We’ve got footage of people on the Mexican side deciding to make a break for it and attempt to stampede for the border and overwhelm security on the other side. The crowd takes off at a run over the bridge.
BREAKING: Our contact in Juarez, MX tells us a massive group of at least 1,000 migrants just attempted to rush a port of entry in El Paso in an effort to get into the United States. Video shows them pushing past the Mexican side of Paso Del Norte bridge. Awaiting CBP comment. pic.twitter.com/lxriIB3TSm
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) March 12, 2023
BREAKING: Another video from our contact showing this massive migrant group trying to rush Paso Del Norte bridge in El Paso in an attempt to get into the United States. pic.twitter.com/q9v2myX333
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) March 12, 2023
With the road closed to traffic, Mexican authorities made short work of dispersing the crowd.
It sure does seem that Mexico is more interested in securing its national interests at the border (including lawful cross-border traffic) than WE are in securing OUR interests.
Cross-Posted with Clash Daily