62-year-old illegal alien left to die alone by compatriots at foot of Trump wall



An older foreign national died earlier this month after falling off a wall along the U.S. southern border near San Diego, California, and if not for American Border Patrol agents and first responders, he would have died alone.

At 5:42 in the morning on November 8, a group of suspected illegal aliens were spotted attempting to cross the double-barrier wall just west of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego.

Apparently recognizing that they had law enforcement on their heels, the group scattered. One person returned to Mexico. Three managed to scale the second barrier wall using an "improvised pompier ladder" and head north, according to a press release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

However, two men were still atop the second barrier when Border Patrol agents arrived in the zone between the two barrier walls. One man managed to make his descent into America and head north but was apprehended a short time later.

His fellow traveler — later identified by the San Diego Medical Examiner’s Office as Edgar Guillermo Hernández, a 62-year-old Colombian national — was not so fortunate.

At about 5:44 a.m., Hernández "fell as he descended, and landed on the north side of the secondary barrier," said the press release, which also noted that the secondary barrier is "approximately 30 feet tall and ... constructed of vertical metal bollards."

'This was one of the most dangerous areas. We have a double wall. We have a wall on both sides.'

From behind the barrier, Border Patrol agents noted that despite the fall, Hernández was still alive and moaning in pain. They quickly radioed for emergency medical assistance.

It seems there may have been some confusion about their exact location, because by 6:09, a Border Patrol supervisor had ordered agents to "escort" EMTs to the right spot, the press release said. They arrived about five minutes later, but within 60 seconds of their arrival, Hernández had become "physically unresponsive and stopped moving."

Hernández was pronounced dead at 6:25 a.m.

The medical examiner's office conducted an autopsy and determined that Hernández died of blunt-force injuries, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.

An investigator from the medical examiner's office initially "took custody" of Hernández's body, the press release stated, but whether his body remains with the medical examiner is unclear.

The Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General has been notified of the incident, and the CBP Office of Professional Responsibility is "reviewing" it, the press release said.

During his first term, President-elect Donald Trump paid a visit to the Otay Mesa Port of Entry to celebrate progress on the border wall, one of his central campaign promises.

"This is an area — because it’s so highly trafficked, this was one of the most dangerous areas. We have a double wall. We have a wall on both sides," Trump said in a speech in September 2019.

"It’s a very powerful, very powerful wall," he added, "the likes of which, probably, to this extent, has not been built before."

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THIS might be AOC's DUMBEST take yet ...



Our southern border has been open to the extent that the Texas National Guard is trying to close and lock gates — while Biden’s Border Patrol has kept opening them back up.

“I would say that that’s in complete contrary to what their freaking job is actually supposed to be, which is border protection,” Sara Gonzales says.

However, the Department of Homeland Security has since done a one-eighty and completely changed its tune. This week, the DHS released a memo explaining there is an immediate need for a border wall.

Biden disagrees and has voiced his frustration at Congress for shutting down his proposal to redirect money appropriated for the border wall.

AOC has also weighed in, releasing a statement that calls for the president to take responsibility for this decision to build a border wall and reverse course.

“A wall does nothing to deter people who are fleeing poverty and violence from coming to the United States. You do not risk your life or your children’s lives going through the Darien Gap or traversing hundreds of miles of desert if you have any other options,” AOC wrote in her statement.

“Walls only serve to push migrants into more remote areas, increasing their chances of death. It is a cruel policy,” she continued.

“I don’t mean to sound cold-hearted, but I feel like I’m a realist here,” Gonzales responds.

“This is our country. Borders are supposed to be sovereign for a reason.”

Eric July sees the current situation as a bit of a “white pill.”

He notes that in places like Chicago, the black community is coming together in support of a border wall after migrants continue to be shipped into their city.

“I think in the future, like I mean the very near future, that may be one of those issues that breaks that party,” he says.


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Media suddenly remembers how WALLS WORK after Biden agrees to complete part of Trump’s border wall



On direct orders from President Joe Biden, the Department of Homeland Security has released 79,652 migrants into the United States in just the last month after they were detained for illegally crossing the southern border. This brings the total number of illegals that have been caught and released into the United States on Biden's watch to 1.335 million people.

"At this pace, the ones that we catch and release — not the ones that we didn't catch — [will total] 3.5 million illegal immigrants in the United States in [Biden's] first term," said Glenn Beck on the radio program.


Biden’s border crisis is getting EVEN WORSE | #shortsyoutu.be

Perhaps these shocking statistics had something to do with the Biden administration's quiet approval of a plan to complete a portion of former President Donald Trump's border wall in southern Arizona.

On Thursday, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas authorized the completion of the U.S.- Mexico border wall in Arizona’s "Yuma Sector," despite Biden's oft-repeated promise that "not another foot" of Trump's wall would be constructed while he is president.

A Department of Homeland Security announcement cited "immediate life and safety risks" for migrants attempting to cross into the United States illegally as well as the first responders and agents working in the area "where there is a risk of drownings and injuries from falls."

Interestingly, mainstream media outlets seem to have suddenly seen the light when it comes to the actual function of a wall. Yes, walls provide security and help keep people safe. Biden's border walls "will better protect migrants who can get hurt slipping down a slope or drown walking through a low section of the Colorado River," according to NBC News.

But people on social media noticed more than a slight discrepancy in the way news about the border wall was framed under President Trump.

In 2020, NBC News said "President Trump's border wall endangered ecosystems and sacred sites." But on Friday, they said closing the gaps in the wall "won’t be much of a deterrent," according to Arizona environmentalist Myles Traphagen who has been "mapping ecological damage left by border wall construction" under former President Trump.

\u201c@NBCNews Quite the different framing here.\u201d
— NBC News (@NBC News) 1659074282

"Biden had pledged during his campaign to cease all future wall construction, but the administration later agreed to some barriers, citing safety," AP News reported.

\u201cLmao, did you know your vote for Biden was vote to finish building the wall too? \n\nUS to fill border wall gaps at open area near Yuma, Arizona | AP News https://t.co/JNzbDfFmJn\u201d
— Justin (@Justin) 1659103724

"In addition to posing 'safety and life hazard risks for migrants,' the [D]epartment [of Homeland Security] said the gaps in the wall presented 'life and safety' risks to first responders in the area," reported CNN.

\u201c@CNN The way she\u2019s twisting herself into knots here is just sad. \n\nhttps://t.co/XoJ7r0WiiE\u201d
— CNN (@CNN) 1659123066

"Completion of the wall was at the top of former President Donald Trump’s agenda, and border security remains a potent issue for candidates of both parties going into this year’s primary elections. President Joe Biden halted new wall construction after he took office, but he has since made closing the gaps just south of Yuma a priority," said NBC News.

\u201cA couple of bold governors, like @GregAbbott_TX, gave liberal cities just a small taste of what the out of control border crisis feels like for us border states and months later, @JoeBiden started building the wall.\n\nJust amazing.\n\nhttps://t.co/HNUgAQrHkd\u201d
— Jason Howerton (@Jason Howerton) 1659103903
\u201cThe Biden Administration just quietly approved construction of a border wall near Yuma, AZ.\n\nRemember when Biden attacked Trump over the wall?\n\nWalls work!\u201d
— Ryan Fournier (@Ryan Fournier) 1659106984
\u201cSo the Biden Admin has decided to finish the Trump border wall in Arizona\u2026even after they said walls are racist and walls don\u2019t work. \ud83e\udd23\u201d
— Hodgetwins (@Hodgetwins) 1659094508

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We Build the Wall campaign founder to plead guilty to defrauding Trump supporters



An Iraq War veteran who led a campaign to raise money to build former President Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall will plead guilty to defrauding donors and violating U.S. tax law.

Brian Kolfage, a Florida resident and decorated Air Force veteran, has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors who have accused him of fraud related to the "We Build the Wall" campaign, court filings by the U.S. Department of Justice revealed Wednesday.

According to Reuters, Kolfage will enter his plea on April 21 before U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres. The government had charged Kolfage, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, and two other defendants with fraud crimes related to the We Build the Wall campaign in August 2020.

The campaign was founded by Kolfage, a triple amputee, in December 2018. He solicited donations from Trump supporters, promising that he would "not take a penny" and use every dollar to pay for the completion of Trump's border wall. Prosecutors say that after raising more than $25 million, Kolfage stole more than $350,000 and purchased a boat, a luxury SUV, a golf cart, jewelry, and cosmetic surgery, among other expenses.

He was charged with wire fraud and filing false tax returns. The wire fraud conspiracy charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, Reuters reports.

Charges filed against Bannon last May were dismissed by Judge Torres after Bannon received a presidential pardon from Trump in the 11th hour of his presidency. Bannon had plead not guilty to fraud charges involving the We Build the Wall campaign.

Court records reviewed by Reuters indicate that Kolfage's co-defendant, Andrew Badolato, will also enter a guilty plea on April 21.

The other defendant, Timohty Shea, had initially agreed to also plead guilty but changed his mind, prosecutors said last week.

"Mr. Shea is exercising his constitutional right to a fair trial," his lawyer John Meringolo wrote in an email on Wednesday.

In the August 2020 indictment, acting U.S. attorney Audrey Strauss said the accused "defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors, capitalizing on their interest in funding a border wall to raise millions of dollars, under the false pretense that all of that money would be spent on construction."

"While repeatedly assuring donors that Brian Kolfage, the founder and public face of We Build the Wall, would not be paid a cent, the defendants secretly schemed to pass hundreds of thousands of dollars to Kolfage, which he used to fund his lavish lifestyle," said Strauss.

Supreme Court nixes challenge to Trump's border wall funding, tells lower court to 'vacate its judgments' and reconsider



The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a lower court to "vacate its judgments" against a Trump administration plan to use billions of dollars in diverted Department of Defense funds to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

What are the details?

The order involves the use of $3.6 billion in diverted Pentagon funds for border wall construction initially prescribed by former President Donald Trump under a national emergency declaration after efforts stalled to secure congressional funding for the project. The move prompted fury and legal challenges from environmental groups, including the Sierra Club, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

Those environmental groups went on to win in lower courts. But when the Trump administration appealed the matter to the Supreme Court, the top court ordered that construction could continue while the case made its way through the legal system.

Then, President Joe Biden took office and circumstances dramatically changed. Biden ended the policy of diverting military funds to border wall construction by executive order, instead transferring the funds toward other military projects.

Responding to the changes, the Supreme Court decided Monday to remand previous rulings to lower courts and ordered them to relitigate the issue.

"The judgment is vacated, and the case is remanded to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit with instructions to direct the district court to vacate its judgments," the Supreme Court wrote. "The district court should consider what further proceedings are necessary and appropriate in light of the changed circumstances in this case."

What else?

Law360 noted that "the justices' one-paragraph ruling did not provide a detailed rationale for vacating the Ninth Circuit ruling that had barred the funding redirection, beyond pointing to the 'changed circumstances' in the case."

While the court order appears on the surface to be a major blow to the Biden administration, the legal blog noted the administration "had sought precisely this outcome." Relitigation could allow the federal government to push back against earlier rulings that limited executive power.

The Hill reported that the decision also "tees up another stage of the battle for border wall challengers who argue Biden must remediate the damage from the construction of the wall."

In a statement to the news outlet, Dror Ladin, senior staff attorney at the ACLU's National Security Project, said: "Today's order comes after the government conceded that the Trump wall was wasteful and destructive, and returns the case to the district court so that Sierra Club and the Southern Border Communities Coalition can seek relief for the damage the wall has already inflicted."

Proponents of Trump's plan for border wall funding likely hope that relitigation will result in a better outcome for the wall's continued construction.