{"id":785980,"date":"2021-09-17T22:14:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T02:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=785980"},"modified":"2021-09-17T22:14:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T02:14:15","slug":"breaking-biden-admin-temporarily-closes-del-rio-port-of-entry-as-thousands-flood-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-biden-admin-temporarily-closes-del-rio-port-of-entry-as-thousands-flood-area\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Biden Admin Temporarily Closes Del Rio Port Of Entry As Thousands Flood Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fbreaking-biden-admin-temporarily-closes-del-rio-port-of-entry-as-thousands-flood-area%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=785980&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\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/border22-scaled-1.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration announced late on Friday that it was moving to temporarily shut down the Del Rio Port of Entry along the Texas-Mexico border due to the more than 10,000 illegal aliens that had flooded the area, with hundreds more arriving on a seemingly regular basis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"xxxxxwordsection1\">\u201cU.S. Customs and Border Protection today announced that the Office of Field Operations (OFO) Del Rio Port of Entry will temporarily close and re-route traffic from Del Rio to Eagle Pass to more effectively manage resources and ensure uninterrupted flow of trade and travel,\u201d the agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/local-media-release\/cbp-temporarily-re-routing-trade-travel-traffic-del-rio-port-entry\">said<\/a> in a statement. \u201cThis temporary closure and shift is necessary in order for CBP to respond to urgent safety and security needs presented by an influx of migrants into Del Rio and is effective immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The agency said that the move will protect the national security and economic interests of the United States. The traffic that normally uses the Amistad Dam International Bridge and the Del Rio International Bridge will be sent nearly 60 miles east to the Eagle Pass Port of Entry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFederal sources tell me that U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz flew into Del Rio, TX this afternoon and is currently down at the international bridge trying to get a handle on the situation,\u201d Bill Melugin, Fox News national correspondent, reported. \u201cMore than 11,000 migrants under the bridge, with more coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.930379746835\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Federal sources tell me that U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz flew into Del Rio, TX this afternoon and is currently down at the international bridge trying to get a handle on the situation. <br \/>More than 11,000 migrants under the bridge, with more coming. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1439021084221792257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Melugin also posted video showing numerous buses and government SUVs entering the area, writing, \u201cA large convoy of Border Patrol buses and vehicles have just pulled into the international bridge in Del Rio.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf these buses are loaded up with migrants, it\u2019s unclear where they will be taken,\u201d he added.<br \/>\u201cLocal holding facilities over capacity. BP agents here telling me they don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.508474576271\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A large convoy of Border Patrol buses and vehicles have just pulled into the international bridge in Del Rio. If these buses are loaded up with migrants, it\u2019s unclear where they will be taken. Local holding facilities over capacity. BP agents here telling me they don\u2019t know. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LCB6u9dl0a\">pic.twitter.com\/LCB6u9dl0a<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1439017891983147008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Melugin recorded footage on Friday showing Democrat President Joe Biden\u2019s border crisis during a helicopter flight over the area with Texas state officials. The footage showed hundreds of migrants illegally entering the United States in what Melugin&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-texas-officials-fly-reporter-over-bidens-border-crisis-after-admin-restricted-drones\">described<\/a>&nbsp;at one point as being a \u201cwide open\u201d border.<\/p>\n<p>The footage comes after the administration once again suffered catastrophic border numbers for the month of August, with Border Patrol making more than 200,000 apprehensions of illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake a look at this as we move up the Rio Grande right here, that Mexican town that you\u2019re looking across the river, that is Ciudad Acu\u00f1a, that is the Mexican city where all these migrants are gathering,\u201d Melugin said. \u201cAnd you can see, they\u2019re using this dam right here to walk across the Rio Grande and enter the United States illegally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey then use a dirt path that\u2019s right below us and they stream into the international bridge area. We are talking thousands of people showing up every single day here,\u201d he continued. \u201cThe problem is what\u2019s happening, the reason why they\u2019re all congregated underneath that bridge is Border Patrol doesn\u2019t have enough agents to process these folks; they\u2019re completely overwhelmed. Their holding facilities are completely over capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Melugin noted that there were no U.S. officials on the ground turning back the illegal aliens as they arrived unchallenged onto U.S. soil after walking across the Rio Grande from Mexico.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.127167630058\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AMAZING \u2014 Since the Biden administration has kicked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BillFoxLA<\/a> and his team out from flying Fox News&#8217;s drones along the U.S.\/Mexico border in Del Rio, TX, *local* law enforcement decided to get him a helicopter to hop in and go check things out to continue reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pZ54my6E7o\">pic.twitter.com\/pZ54my6E7o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CurtisHouck\/status\/1438920452433457152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>This report has been updated to include additional information.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration announced late on Friday that it was moving to temporarily shut down the Del Rio Port of Entry along the Texas-Mexico border due to the more than &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-785980","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\/785980","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=785980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/785980\/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=785980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=785980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=785980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}