Border officials react to the El Paso rush of 1,000 migrants, fueled by false social media posts by cartels about the border being open.
Fox News' Bill Melugin provides updates on the chaos in El Paso which largely stemmed from a Facebook post that went viral among migrants. Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales claims the cartel is responsible for the social media post.more than 1,000 migrantsTexas Department of Public Safety spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez and National Border Patrol Council Vice President Jon Anfinsen discussed the crisis, which was fueled by a false Facebook post that went viral, telling migrants that the U.S.
One female migrant told Melugin the posts were a"lie" and that instead, the groups were met with tear gas. She said groups of women and children are"desperate," waiting for weeks in the area to get into the United States.
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