More than a thousand illegal immigrants rushed the border in El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday and into Thursday, officials said, blaming what they called “false information” fed by smugglers.
The migrants began showing up in the afternoon and trickled in by groups of 20 to 30 people all through the night and into Thursday morning.
“Many of the migrants claimed that they received information regarding CBP immigration policies via various social media platforms,” the agency said. “Migrants indicated social media posts stated that if they surrendered to agents in El Paso at a certain location, they would be allowed to remain in the United States. That information was not correct.”
Those that do schedule an appointment will be caught and released, while those who jump the border will be shipped back to Mexico.But the migrants who arrived from Colombia and Ecuador are likely to have better luck. Anthony Scott Good, the chief patrol agent for the Border Patrol’s El Paso sector, blamed “the lies of the smugglers” for providing “false information” to entice people to make the journey — and to pay thousands of dollars to the smuggling organizations for the trip.
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