Migrant caravan that bulldozed Mexican National Guard was organized by QR code, sends message to Biden



A 3,000-person migrant caravan that made headlines over the weekend for blasting through a roadblock set up by the Mexican National Guard was organized via QR code, according to Fox News.

The caravan, which is made up of people from Central America, South America, and Haiti, is being tracked by Fox News National Correspondent Griff Jenkins, who has followed the migrants along their trek northward since they left the southern Mexican city of Tapachula three days ago.

"Tell Biden we are coming," an El Salvadorian migrant named William told Fox News.

DAY 3 The Migrant Caravan has left Huehuetán heading North w one migrant named William from El Salvador saying “Tel… https://t.co/mBPQCjfAel

— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) 1635165404.0

Jenkins reports that this caravan is the largest and most organized caravan that has traveled north from southern Mexico this year. Thousands of people signed up to travel to the United States via QR code starting Oct. 15.

Video footage captured by Fox News shows men and women of all ages, including some small children being pushed in strollers, walking north about 20 miles from Tapachula. One person can be seen carrying a large wooden cross at the front of the caravan and others are carrying American flags and signs with President Joe Biden's name.

DAY 3… 20 miles North of Tapachula. This is the largest most organized Caravan we have seen come out S Mexico this… https://t.co/xbLEFwzDNb

— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) 1635173965.0

This is the QR code that migrants in the Caravan used to sign up… @FoxNews #BorderCrisis https://t.co/sJpwIa0vVK

— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) 1635174127.0

"President Biden, we need your help," another migrant said.

These migrants have another 2,500 miles to walk before they reach the Texas border. Fox News reports that the caravan will need to travel by foot because the Mexican government has banned truckers from letting migrants hitch a ride northward.

The caravan is making its journey to the U.S. just as the Biden administration is following a court order to reinstate former President Donald Trump's "Remain in Mexico" policy, which will require asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while they are being processed for entry into the U.S.

Border Patrol officials told Fox News last week that as many as 60,000 migrants are gathering on the Mexican side of the border to attempt to cross into the U.S. before the Biden administration reimplements the Trump-era policy.

Meanwhile, the Biden administration is searching for a legal way to repeal the "Remain in Mexico" policy even as it is following a court order to put the policy back into effect.

On Friday, Customs and Border Protection reported there have been more than 1.7 million encounters with illegal immigrants in FY 2021, a record high number. Republican critics have blamed Biden's attempts to repeal Trump's strict immigration policies for incentivizing illegal immigration and contributing to a humanitarian crisis on the southern border.

The Biden administration said root causes like poverty, corruption, and violence in South and Central America are pushing migrants north to seek refuge and jobs in America.

In a statement Sunday, Trump said the U.S. is being "poisoned" by the overwhelming flood of illegal immigration and the Biden administration's refusal to secure the border.

"Our Country is being poisoned with the millions of people that are illegally flowing through our Borders, in most cases not even questioned or stopped. Many are criminals from the emptied prisons of other countries, most of these are very dangerous people," Trump said in a statement emailed to reporters.

"Our country is dying from within and nobody is doing anything to stop it. The first thing that should be done, and it can be done quickly, is FINISH THE WALL. A deal must be made with Mexico, where Mexico serves as a 2,000-mile barrier, not a launching pad for the illegals that are coming in," the 45th president said.

VIDEO: Migrant caravan bulldoze Mexican National Guard; organizer says Biden admin's policies pulling illegal immigrants to US 'like cattle'



Several thousand migrants from Haiti, South America, and Central America are making their way north to the southern border of the United States. Mexican law enforcement attempted to utilize a roadblock to stop the massive migrant caravan in southern Mexico, but the migrants easily steamrolled their way past the large group of officers.

Approximately 3,000 migrants marched in the southern Mexican city of Tapachula – about 10 miles from the Guatemala border. There are reports that members of the caravan were carrying signs with President Joe Biden's name on them, including one that read: "Joe Biden Is For All."

#BREAKING Thousands of migrants marching from Tapachula and are using a rope to stay together so “no one falls behi… https://t.co/bts36zdQAJ

— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) 1634995646.0

BREAKING: A large Migrant Caravan has departed Tapachula, Mexico carrying signs w ⁦@POTUS⁩ name on it ⁦@FoxNews⁩… https://t.co/cxW51HPUbA

— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) 1634993170.0


NOW - Large migrant caravan has left Tapachula, Mexico for the US.https://t.co/EprRkn62iv

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) 1635001054.0

The Mexican National Guard established a roadblock – fortified by some 400 law enforcement officers. Video shows the migrant caravan overwhelming the Mexican force and bulldozing the officers who were equipped with shields and anti-riot gear.

BREAKING: Migrant Caravan in Mexico encounters Mexico’s @INAMI_mx forces… #BorderCrisis https://t.co/8RnFir1j7x

— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) 1635003178.0

En localidad de #VivaMéxico cerca de #Tapachula #Chiapas rompe el cerco de elementos de @INAMI_mx y @GN_MEXICO_ la… https://t.co/iFKP2kqQ99

— Gabriela Coutiño (@GabyCoutino) 1635007381.0

Caravan organizer Irineo Mujica said the Biden administration's immigration policies are pulling migrants to the U.S. "like cattle."

Mujica said the migrants should be given an opportunity to work in Mexico "because a lot of them don't want to be brought to the U.S. but the Biden administration, with this administration, it's like pulling them like cattle, first they come to this jail and then they go to the northern border."

BREAKING: The Leader of the Migrant Caravan Irineo Mujica marching and calling out @POTUS @VP @SecMayorkas… https://t.co/rkYFZMkZJQ

— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) 1635000573.0

Mujica then said President Biden "doesn't seem to have a clue what to do with immigration."

"They're just in denial of their own fault. They haven't been able to handle immigration," Mujica said of the Biden administration. "If I tell you the truth, I believe at least with Donald Trump we knew what we had. With Biden, we don't know. He doesn't seem to have a clue what to do with immigration because he says one thing and does another."

Mujica proclaimed that Biden hasn't kept his promises to take care of illegal immigrants.

Immigration activist, Irineo Mujica says the current administration is in denial when it comes to the crisis at the… https://t.co/MuWs7rbws3

— Ali Bradley (@AliBradleyTV) 1634963063.0

The migrant caravan could be racing to the U.S. southern border before the Biden administration is forced to restart Trump's "remain in Mexico" policy – which is expected to resume next month. The "remain in Mexico" policy – also known as the Migrant Protection Protocols – will be reinstated because a federal judge blocked the Biden administration from terminating the immigration policy. The Biden administration appealed its case to the U.S. Supreme Court, but they ruled that the current administration must make a "good faith effort" to restart the program.

Under the Migrant Protection Protocols, migrant asylum seekers must wait in Mexico for their U.S. court hearings.

Last year, U.S. Customs and Border Protection made a record number of illegal immigrant arrests along the U.S.-Mexico border. A report found that more than 1.7 million border arrests were made in the 2021 fiscal year, beating the previous record set in 1986.

Report: 'Mass releases' of thousands of illegal immigrants happening in Rio Grande Valley over the weekend



Thousands of illegal immigrants were encountered by overwhelmed Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley over the weekend and are being released and handed bus tickets to wherever they'd like to go in the U.S., according to a reporter.

Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin reported Monday that local Border Patrol stations near McAllen, Texas, are "585% over capacity" and that there are "mass releases" of illegal immigrants underway.

Another Fox News reporter, Griff Jenkins, added that in the last 24 hours border agents in the Rio Grande Valley had 3,002 encounters with illegal immigrants and that the total number of law enforcement encounters with migrants over the weekend was 8,144.

NEW: Per DHS sources, local Border Patrol stations in McAllen area are currently 585% over capacity and there are “… https://t.co/CJI8CeuWKr

— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) 1627915178.0

Record numbers of migrants are seeking illegal entry into the United States. According to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), who represents parts of the Rio Grande Valley, Department of Homeland Security agents encountered over 180,000 illegal immigrants at the southern border in July, after encountering 188,829 migrants in June.

Our DHS agents, & border communities, are overwhelmed & must be prioritized. DHS will again encounter over 180,000… https://t.co/9DJMQhIlhq

— Rep. Henry Cuellar (@RepCuellar) 1627771354.0

More than 1.1 million migrants have crossed the U.S. border in the current fiscal year, overwhelming the Biden administration's immigration enforcement agencies.

The surge of migrants is so large that thousands of migrants are being released after detention without being given a date to appear in court and have their immigration cases processed.

The crisis is hitting particularly hard in Cuellar's district, where local officials are pleading with the Biden administration for "immediate and decisive action" to provide more resources for DHS agents in the Rio Grande Valley as well as "the immediate cessation of admissions of additional immigrants."

TheBlaze reached out to DHS for comment but did not immediately receive a response.

On Sunday, Melugin posted drone video footage of "up to 1,000" migrants being held by Border Patrol under the Anzalduas Bridge in Mission, Texas, near an area of the Rio Grande river that's popular for border crossings.

Great work and Incredible footage @BillFOXLA - add to it - in the LAST 24hrs, RGV had 3,002 encounters - an increas… https://t.co/EYlxgw1G2G

— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) 1627905052.0

After these migrants are apprehended by Border Patrol, they are being released to a Catholic charity that's providing them with food and shelter before they are given bus tickets or air tickets to travel to other places in the U.S., Melugin reports.

"Large groups of migrants being walked to McAllen Central Bus Station by a local Catholic Charity after they were dropped off & released by Border Patrol. This is happening every hour. Migrants are given bus tickets wherever they want to go," Melugin said.

Nonstop mass drop offs from Border Patrol here at the charity. @FoxNews https://t.co/ImjTMlpfns

— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) 1627917970.0

The charity, Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, have been assisting the migrants with humanitarian aid but they too have been overwhelmed by the sheer volume of people being sent to them by Border Patrol. The problem is exacerbated by the threat of unvaccinated, COVID-19 positive migrants being released from detention into American communities where they may spread the virus.

Last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced he would deploy the Texas National Guard to help federal agents apprehend illegal immigrants attempting to cross the border.