{"id":2048856,"date":"2023-09-28T22:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T02:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-fist-bumps-border-patrol-after-agent-cuts-through-border-wire\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T22:16:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T02:16:33","slug":"illegal-alien-fist-bumps-border-patrol-after-agent-cuts-through-border-wire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-fist-bumps-border-patrol-after-agent-cuts-through-border-wire\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal alien fist-bumps border patrol agent after cutting through border wire."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillegal-alien-fist-bumps-border-patrol-after-agent-cuts-through-border-wire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2048856&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Was it a fist\u200b bump or a punch in the gut?<\/h2>\n<p>That depends on\u200b which side of the illegal immigration debate the\u2062 viewer\u2063 is on while watching a video captured by\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/09\/28\/border-patrol-wire-illegal-migrant\/?pnespid=7rw4CzhLb.kUgqbFoT6wCY.ctBKuDMJ0d_3szfA48A9mPvkHOGNgsTF0t_3gRe.xiThjPmHi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Caller<\/a> \u200don\u200d Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b clip \u2063began moments after a U.S. Border Patrol agent reportedly cut a razor wire barrier to let several illegal migrants cross the southern border into Texas.<\/p>\n<p>One\u2063 illegal alien showed his gratitude\u2062 by <strong>fist-bumping<\/strong> the agent, who stood aside to \u2062let more unvetted newcomers into a state \u2014 and a nation \u2014 in the throes of a humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: Illegal Migrants Fist Bump Border Patrol After They Cut Through Abbott\u2019s Border Wire<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hjfo3uzi9q\">https:\/\/t.co\/hjfo3uzi9q<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller?\">@DailyCaller<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/te7NF8cczr\">pic.twitter.com\/te7NF8cczr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200c Jennie Taer (@JennieSTaer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JennieSTaer\/status\/1707483737338855467?\">September 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The wire, installed in Eagle Pass, Texas, was \u200bpart of GOP Gov. Greg \u200cAbbott\u2019s last-ditch effort to stop the flow of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/acquitted-gop-ag-back-first-order-business-dismantling-illegal-alien-colony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal migrants<\/a> as \u200bPresident Joe Biden\u2019s administration does nothing about it.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Morgan, former acting Customs and Border Protection commissioner, was quick to defend the Border Patrol agents whom he claims are simply doing as they\u2019re told.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI want to\u200c be crystal clear \u2014 what\u2019s happening is not the fault of the men and women of the U.S. Border Patrol,\u201d Morgan told the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey have been thrust into an\u2064 untenable no-win chaotic \u2063situation. Place blame for the lawlessness \u2064at our borders \u2064where it belongs\u2063 \u2014 the Biden Administration,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to stop the invasion of people, drugs, criminals, and national\u200c security threats pouring across our borders, President \u2063Biden could do so tomorrow with a stroke of a pen!\u201d Morgan continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must not fall into\u200b their trap to allow the scapegoating of the Border Patrol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/byron-donalds-shreds-democrats-assertion-no-evidence-biden-5-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> is certainly to blame on the whole, but why are \u200dthe people who are supposed to be enforcing the law flouting it?<\/p>\n<p>A CBP spokesman told \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/migrants-cross-into-texas-undeterred-by-razor-wire-or-new-asylum-rules-2023-09-28\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> that Border Patrol may take down or move whatever barriers are \u2063put up at the border if they believe it\u2019s \u200bnecessary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-border-patrol-agents-report-increased-migrant-activity\/\" title=\"Ariz. Border Patrol agents report increased migrant activity\">apprehend illegal migrants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens \u2062also stated that agents have a duty to act if \u200cthey see illegal immigrants in harm\u2019s way, which lends another possible explanation \u2014 or, more precisely, \u2062excuse \u2014 for becoming their accomplices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they \u2063start getting swept away by the\u200b currents, if they start succumbing to the \u2062environment, \u2062the extreme temperatures, the humidity, \u2026 and my men and women see that, they are not going to let somebody die or get into harm\u2019s way,\u201d Owens said Tuesday from Eagle Pass.<\/p>\n<p>However, the \u200dDaily Caller\u2019s clip didn\u2019t seem to show anyone in \u200ddistress, nor was \u2062there a life in danger when a Fox News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/livestream-catches-us-border-guards-apparently-helped-line-illegals-beat-concertina-wire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">livestream<\/a> caught National \u2064Guardsmen positioning a ladder to help\u2062 illegal migrants scale a structure to\u2063 get into the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it\u2019s becoming\u200d apparent\u200b that record illegal immigration is the goal rather than a failure of border enforcement at every \u200clevel.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s true that the men and women\u2064 of\u200c the Border Patrol have a difficult tightrope to walk between securing the border and keeping the people trying to \u2062enter illegally from getting injured or dying.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it\u2019s too difficult to tell \u2062these people to reverse course through dangerous terrain\u200b to return\u200c to destitute nations like Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p>However, this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-alien-fist-bumps-border-patrol-after-agent-cuts-through-border-wire\/\" title=\"Illegal alien fist-bumps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">border patrol agent<\/a> after cutting through border wire.&#8221;>agent casually helping people break<\/a> the law while the American people foot the \u200bbill for them \u200cis a bridge too far.<\/p>\n<p>This was not just a fist\u200c bump \u2014 it was a punch in the gut to every man, woman, and child who will suffer the consequences of his actions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A \u2063Note from Our Staff:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you know that 90 percent of advertisers will have nothing to do with The Western\u2063 Journal? 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Please <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>subscribe today<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank\u200c you for\u200d reading The Western Journal!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-alien-fist-bumps-border-patrol-agent-cuts-border-wire\/\">Illegal Alien\u2062 Fist-Bumps Border\u2062 Patrol After Agent Cuts Through \u200bBorder Wire<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>Have unintended consequences and pose significant\u2063 challenges for\u2064 border security and immigration enforcement. This \u2062raises the question of whether the goal of record immigration\u2062 is being achieved\u200b or \u2062if it is exacerbating the border crisis and straining resources<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Title:\u2062 Was it a Fist Bump or a Punch in the Gut?<\/p>\n<p>Introduction:<\/p>\n<p>A \u2063recent video captured by the Daily Caller has once again brought the issue of illegal immigration \u2064to the\u2064 forefront. The footage shows a U.S. Border Patrol agent\u2062 allegedly cutting \u200da razor wire barrier to allow several illegal\u2063 migrants to \u200bcross the southern \u2064border into Texas.\u2062 The\u200d response to this act has been divided, with some interpreting it as a sign of cooperation and gratitude, while others view it as a betrayal of duty and a disregard for the law. \u2064This article delves into the \u2062controversy surrounding the incident and explores the implications of such actions.<\/p>\n<p>The Border Crisis:<\/p>\n<p>The wire barrier that was cut by the Border Patrol agent was\u2062 installed in\u200c Eagle Pass, Texas, as part of GOP Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s \u2063efforts to stem \u2063the flow of \u200billegal migrants. With the Biden administration seemingly inactive on \u2062this issue, the crisis at\u200d the border has worsened, leading to a strained situation. Mark Morgan, \u200dformer acting Customs and Border Protection commissioner, defended the Border Patrol agents, \u2064asserting that they \u2062are merely following orders and that\u2063 the blame lies with the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Enforcement \u200dor Accompaniments:<\/p>\n<p>The actions of the Border Patrol\u2064 agent have raised questions regarding the\u200b enforcement of\u2063 immigration laws and the\u2062 role of agents\u2062 in determining\u2064 when and how to intervene. While a CBP spokesman stated that Border \u200bPatrol may remove or relocate barriers if necessary to apprehend illegal migrants, Border Patrol\u200c Chief \u200dJason Owens explained that agents have a duty to act if they \u200cbelieve that individuals\u2063 are in immediate danger. \u200dHowever, the video footage did not depict any distress or imminent \u2062threat.<\/p>\n<p>The Goal of Record Immigration:<\/p>\n<p>From \u200drecent incidents and reports,\u200d it is becoming evident that the record-high \u2063levels of \u200cillegal \u200dimmigration may<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Was it a fist bump or a gut punch? It hinges on one&#8217;s stance in the illegal immigration debate. The Daily Caller&#8217;s video, captured on Thursday, shows a U.S. Border Patrol agent allegedly cutting a razor wire barrier to allow multiple individuals to enter. 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