In harrowing footage, illegal immigrants can be seen leaping over the border wall from Mexico, running straight into oncoming traffic and dodging speeding cars on a busy Texas highway.
Videos Posted on Instagram Cue two groups of 13 migrants climbing over the 30-foot border wall and crossing the Loop 375 state highway in El Paso, crossing directly into America — no border patrols in sight.
In one of the videos, a traffic driver recorded migrants passing through a hole in the chain link fence on the northern side of the border fence.
“Look at this. Your brother’s tripped,” he shouts as one of the migrants runs past, raising his fist in triumphant salute.
“It’s our government money, yes, sir,” said the astonished driver, adding, “Another! Another! Another!”
The videos appeared less than a week later Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources told Fox News In fiscal year 2022, 600,000 immigrants were “absconded” — those seen by Border Patrol or caught on camera but not immediately apprehended.
The same sources reported 73,000 escapes in November alone—the highest since records began.
As the migrant crisis escalates, with thousands of migrants flocking to the southern border every day, the number of people fleeing has skyrocketed from 389,155 in 2021.
That number is expected to rise within a month as the pandemic-era 42-name ban expires, giving more people fleeing Central and South America the right to seek asylum in the US.
Migrants crossing Loop 375, which runs parallel to the US-Mexico border, have been known to the government for at least two years. There are even signs to warn drivers of “unexpected pedestrians” at 60 mph. This was reported by the local KFOX TV channel.
“Pedestrians should not cross the highway,” Sgt. Enrique Carrillo with the El Paso Police Department told The Post.
“Depending on highway speeds and other variables, such as the time of day and traffic conditions … striking a pedestrian that suddenly jumps out may be unavoidable and create dangerous conditions for everyone in the area,” the officer continued.
Border guards have been hit by motorists and killed, including a 12-year-old Mexican girl who died on November 26 while crossing the highway with her mother. according to El Paso police. The mother and daughter were among a group of migrants sneaking into the country when the truck hit them.
The agency told The Post that the U.S. Border Patrol patrols the area “constantly,” but cartels also monitor the border. They wait for changes to the Border Patrol or other opportunities, and then help immigrants pass the border fence or cross the chain link fence.
“This is a very dangerous place for immigrants to cross,” said Landon Hutchins, a spokesman for the U.S. Border Patrol, adding that the cartels determine where and when these illegal immigrants cross into the United States.
In the United States, migrants enter local neighborhoods, roam the streets, sleep in backyards, and terrorize elderly relatives.
Luis Luján, who lives in Askarat Park near the border, told The Post in November: “It’s really bad because sometimes there are 10, 15 of them running around.
“[Our neighbors are] afraid – we don’t know if they will break into our houses. We don’t confront them because we don’t know if they have weapons or not. We don’t know if they have knives or not,” he added.
El Paso is experiencing an increase in both legal and illegal immigration. Statistics published by city officials show that 16,000 vetted asylum seekers who are eligible to remain in the US have been released into the community in the past three weeks, and the tide of immigrants shows no sign of slowing.
Between August and October, the city moved about 14,000 migrants out of the city to New York and Chicago. Since then, he has been in talks to create a new program to help ease the city.
Meanwhile, it’s hitting a boiling point within the agency that handles border patrol.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asked US Customs and Border Protection chief Chris Magnus to resign in November, but he refused.
In response, Magnus said, “I’m happy with the progress I’ve made and I’m looking forward to continuing this work.”