Stop me if you’ve heard this one already. A group of 116 Africans cross the Rio Grande River… yes, I said Africans crossing the Rio Grande.



It happened just last week.

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector apprehended a large group of 116 individuals—from Angola, Cameroon and Congo—after they illegally crossed the Rio Grande River into the U.S. on Thursday: https://t.co/5VsJsD4nPF pic.twitter.com/HWGyVtzEC6 — CBP (@CBP) May 31, 2019

“Large groups present a unique challenge for the men and women of the Del Rio Sector,” said Chief Raul Ortiz. “This large group from Africa further demonstrates the complexity and severity of the border security and humanitarian crisis at our Southwest border.” Agents performing line watch operations apprehended the group after they illegally crossed the Rio Grande into the U.S. around 10:30 p.m.” This is the first large group apprehended in the Del Rio Sector and the first large group of people from Africa – including nationals from Angola, Cameroon and Congo – apprehended on the Southwest border this year.” Agents have encountered 182 large groups of more than 100 individuals across the Southwest border so far this fiscal year.”

Last night, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 100 illegal aliens from Congo, Angola, and Cameroon near the U.S.–Mexico border. Our southern border is now a magnet for illegal immigration from all over the world. It's time for Democrats to help close the loopholes! pic.twitter.com/lxe7qqQiNj — The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 31, 2019



So many questions here…

First, that’s a long trip from Africa. This group didn’t swim the Atlantic, walk through Mexico, and then try and wade across the Rio Grande River. There was money involved here somewhere. But we don’t know how this African group got from point A to point B.

Second, there’s a reason they’re trying to sneak in through the border. What would it be? We don’t know if this group claimed refugee status or not. What kind of paperwork did they have on them? If they got on any kind of commercial airplane at any point between Angola, Cameroon, Congo, and Mexico, they would have had passports or identification of some kind. Why not take a flight directly to the United States and then claim asylum as refugees? Would they have passed a medical screening?

Third, it’s now obviously international common knowledge that the southern border is easy to get through. This African group, according to the video involved, had small children being carried across the river. The Border Patrol is being overwhelmed by the numbers.



The situation is beyond ridiculous politically, and it’s becoming a human tragedy. The chaos suits the Democrat open-border agenda. The GOP is paralyzed by fear of appearing “mean” to those trying to cross, and did nothing while they held both houses of Congress. And now groups of Africans – not Central Americans who are caravaning to the border, helped by Mexico – are showing up. We are in DEEP trouble.

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Featured image: U.S. Customs and Border Protection Flickr account, group of Africans being detained on May 30, 2019, government photo for public use