{"id":776615,"date":"2021-09-17T10:44:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T14:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=776615"},"modified":"2021-09-17T10:59:18","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T14:59:18","slug":"bidens-faa-invents-new-flight-rule-after-fox-news-border-drone-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-faa-invents-new-flight-rule-after-fox-news-border-drone-goes-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s FAA Invents New Flight Rule After Fox News Border Drone Goes Viral"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fbidens-faa-invents-new-flight-rule-after-fox-news-border-drone-goes-viral%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=776615&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Border-crisis-in-Del-Rio-Texas-Twitter-Screenshot-Bill-Melugin-e1631887378511.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a new flight restriction Thursday following viral drone footage showing thousands of migrants flowing over the border, then quickly clarified the rule to concerned reporters.<\/p>\n<p>The FAA <a href=\"https:\/\/tfr.faa.gov\/save_pages\/detail_1_9857.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">issued<\/a> a two week temporary flight restriction Thursday over the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas, citing \u201cspecial security reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox News National Correspondent Bill Melugin had shared drone footage earlier in the day showing approximately 8,200 migrants waiting under the bridge for processing. Melugin said border patrol was overwhelmed and the situation is \u201cout of control.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Our drone is back over the international bridge in Del Rio, TX. Per source, the number of migrants waiting to be processed has now swelled to approx 8,200. It was 4,000 yesterday AM. Doubled in one day. BP overwhelmed, &amp; I\u2019m told situation is \u201cout of control\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ThJJJ0JWCT\">pic.twitter.com\/ThJJJ0JWCT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1438488795398250500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A majority of the migrants waiting under the bridge are Haitian, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1438489399902212100?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Melugin<\/a>, who cited a law enforcement officer. Melugin said he has used a drone to cover the border crisis for months and \u201cit has never been an issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The FAA later <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FAANews\/status\/1438856469902938116?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">issued<\/a> an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/uas\/advanced_operations\/emergency_situations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">update<\/a> noting that \u201cwith any temporary flight restriction, media is able to call the FAA to make requests to operate in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton criticized the FAA\u2019s rule.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a coincidence. The FAA better be ready to explain to Congress why they\u2019re suddenly blocking the media from covering Biden\u2019s border crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What a coincidence.<\/p>\n<p>The FAA better be ready to explain to Congress why they\u2019re suddenly blocking the media from covering Biden\u2019s border crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fd2y7G8RRg\">https:\/\/t.co\/fd2y7G8RRg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomCottonAR\/status\/1438668262301179905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced early Thursday all Del Rio, Texas, points of entry would be closed due to the migrant situation. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/13\/chad-wolf-rips-biden-admin-for-astronomical-border-encounters-warns-theres-no-end-in-sight-illegal-immigrants-border-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Chad Wolf Rips Biden Admin For \u2018Astronomical\u2019 Border Encounters, Warns There\u2019s \u2018No End In Sight\u2019)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sheer negligence of the Biden Administration to do their job and secure the border is appalling,\u201d Abbott said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1438554961575567365?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott later released another <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.texas.gov\/news\/post\/governor-abbott-statement-on-biden-administration-refusal-to-close-ports-of-entry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/16\/judge-abbott-closing-entry-points-border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reversing his decision<\/a>, blaming the Biden Administration for having \u201cflip-flopped to a different strategy that abandons border security and instead makes it easier for people to cross illegally and for cartels to exploit the border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have directed the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard to maintain their presence at and around ports of entry to deter crossings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller has reached out to both Fox News and the FAA but did not receive a response at the time of publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a new flight restriction Thursday following viral drone footage showing thousands of migrants flowing over the border, then quickly clarified the rule to concerned &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-776615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=776615"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/776615\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=776615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=776615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=776615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}