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Hundreds of migrants storm border entry point in El Paso, prompting standoff with Border Patrol

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After hearing rumors that the US border might be open for express asylum, hundreds of migrants stormed an entry border point in El Paso on Sunday, according to the El Paso Times.

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BBC News

Frustrated migrants storm border between Mexico and El Paso, Texas

Hundreds of people, mostly Venezuelans, were met with barbed wire and police in riot gear.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

US border patrol closes bridge to Juárez after rumor causes migrant rush

Hundreds of migrants tried to race across the Paso del Norte bridge to El Paso after false internet post said the border was open

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Hundreds of migrants try to force their way into US at Mexico border

U.S. officials stopped hundreds of mostly Venezuelan migrants entering the country from Mexico on Sunday after a large group broke through Mexican lines to demand asylum in the U.S., only to be thwarted by barbed wire, barriers and shields.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Crowd at U.S.-Mexico border stopped by barricades at bridge

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A large number of migrants in Mexico who were “posing a potential threat to make a mass entry” into the United States were prevented from cross a bridge leading to El Paso, Texas, a U.S.

1 year ago·United States

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USA Today

Border standoff: US officials in riot gear clash with migrants attempting mass entry into Texas

Customs and Border Protection officers in riot gear blocked hundreds of migrants demanding entry into the U.S. at a border bridge in Downtown El Paso.

1 year ago·United States

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