{"id":2209316,"date":"2024-03-29T16:41:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T20:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-arrests-70-more-migrants-who-stormed-el-paso-border-report\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T16:41:49","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T20:41:49","slug":"texas-arrests-70-more-migrants-who-stormed-el-paso-border-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-arrests-70-more-migrants-who-stormed-el-paso-border-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional 70 Migrants Arrested for Storming El Paso Border in Texas"},"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%2Ftexas-arrests-70-more-migrants-who-stormed-el-paso-border-report%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=2209316&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--><p>Texas \u2063authorities have arrested 70 more migrants involved in a violent incident at the El Paso border. The migrants face rioting charges after clashing with National Guard \u200dmembers. Texas\u200d had previously\u2064 charged nine migrants for their involvement in the assault. The majority of the migrants were men from Venezuela, as per the\u2063 Texas\u200c Department \u200bof Public\u2064 Safety. Texas officials have\u2064 apprehended an\u200c additional 70 \u200cmigrants connected to a violent episode at the El Paso border. These individuals are charged with rioting following altercations with National Guard \u2063personnel. Earlier, Texas had pressed charges against nine migrants linked \u200dto the same confrontation. As reported by \u200bthe Texas Department of Public Safety, most of \u200bthe migrants involved were men from Venezuela.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> has reportedly arrested another 70 of the migrants who stormed the El Paso border and assaulted National Guard members earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The 70 migrants have been arrested on misdemeanor rioting charges related to the March 21 incident, the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/29\/us-news\/texas-arrests-70-more-migrants-who-stormed-el-paso-border-source\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The violent incident was caught on video, which shows a large group of adult male migrants tearing down fences with razor wire and pushing up against several National Guardsmen, eventually overwhelming them and rushing up to a tall border wall.<\/p>\n<p>Texas had already charged nine migrants on Wednesday who were allegedly involved in the assault. They face charges of inciting a riot, damaging property over $2,500, and assault on members of the National Guard.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Texas has arrested 70 more migrants who rioted at the southern border in El Paso, Texas and assaulted National Guard troops. <\/p>\n<p>Glad to see someone is taking action.  <\/p>\n<p>Texas charged nine of the migrants on Wednesday involved in the riot. <\/p>\n<p>Knives and shanks were\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LXgME5ivrX\">pic.twitter.com\/LXgME5ivrX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1773735562320683032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Earlier this week, Texas surged soldiers and resources to boost border security operations in El Paso.<\/p>\n<p>We continue to reinforce existing border barriers and repel illegal crossings.<\/p>\n<p>Texas will hold the line.<\/p>\n<p>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BmQv9or3HB\">https:\/\/t.co\/BmQv9or3HB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZYaYm8uttz\">pic.twitter.com\/ZYaYm8uttz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1773764728600371313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The first migrant to be charged was Junior Evaristo-Benitez, 21, of Honduras, who allegedly stepped on a National Guard soldier\u2019s knee \u201cpurposefully and with malice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About 200 migrants are being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Texas reportedly wants to charge them all.<\/p>\n<p>However, federal authorities \u201care not being as cooperative as Border Patrol,\u201d an official reportedly told the Post.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The majority of the migrants involved in the border rushing incident were men from Venezuela, <a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/operation-lone-star-deploys-200-border-soldiers-to-el-paso-amidst-migrant-incidents-texas-border-migrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to the Texas Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n<p>Just before the migrants rushed the border, National Guardsmen reportedly began directing the groups back toward Mexico, at which point they began to rush the soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>One migrant allegedly tried to grab a soldier\u2019s firearm. Knives and shanks were also later reportedly confiscated from some of the migrants.<\/p>\n<p>In response to the migrants rushing the border, Governor Greg Abbott (R) <a href=\"https:\/\/kfoxtv.com\/news\/local\/operation-lone-star-deploys-200-border-soldiers-to-el-paso-amidst-migrant-incidents-texas-border-migrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deployed<\/a> 200 tactical border force soldiers to El Paso, who arrived on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Texas also recently installed more border wire in El Paso.<\/p>\n<p>The southern border has been in a state of crisis for years under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, 2.5 million migrants were apprehended crossing or trying to cross the southern border, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-border-mexico-chinese-migrants-60-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Customs and Border Protection (CBP).<\/p>\n<p>The administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/immigration\/2024\/02\/11\/trump-biden-immigration-border-compared\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">released<\/a> more than 2.3 million border crossers into the country since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, more than 96,000 \u201cknown gotaways,\u201d migrants who were detected but not caught, have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/over-96000-known-gotaways-at-southern-border-since-october-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> crossed the southern border just between October 1 and January.<\/p>\n<p>The border crisis has resulted also in tens of thousands of migrants descending on major cities like New York City, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>New York City has seen more than 183,000 migrants show up since the spring of 2022. Chicago has seen more than 37,000 migrants. Both cities have spent tens of millions of dollars on food, shelter, and other migrant-related costs.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas has detained 70 more migrants who stormed the El Paso border and attacked National Guard members in a recent incident. These individuals face misdemeanor rioting charges linked to the March 21 event captured on video. 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