Key Points
- A massive caravan of more than 1,000 migrants crossed the southern border of the U.S. into El Paso, Texas, on Sunday night.
- Video posted to Twitter by Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin showed the group wading across the Rio Grande River from Mexico.
- “A huge migrant caravan of over 1,000 people crossed illegally into El Paso, TX last night, making it the largest single group we have ever seen,” Melugin tweeted Monday morning. “The city of El Paso reports Border Patrol now has over 5,000 in custody & has released hundreds to city streets.”
BREAKING: A huge migrant caravan of over 1,000 people crossed illegally into El Paso, TX last night, making it the largest single group we have ever seen. The city of El Paso reports Border Patrol now has over 5,000 in custody & has released hundreds to city streets. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/ewUQX757Lt
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 12, 2022
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