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Security beefed up in Egg Pass, Texas amid fears of arson

The number of undocumented travelers caught entering the United States illegally last year reached a staggering 2.48 million, includingtexasThe city of Eagle Pass has become home to hundreds of thousands of peopleillegal immigrantEntry Point. Sources revealed that some protesters threatened to set fire to the firefly shelter, a few miles away from the town of Yagopas. Hundreds of immigrants have been relocated and police presence has been increased.

The Daily Mail reported that after law enforcement agencies became aware of the threat, 175 immigrants were transferred to other shelters in Texas for the first time; The US Border Patrol SWAT unit “BorTack”, an independent mobile A response team Firefly, also arrived to provide additional security.

A Border Patrol agent, speaking on condition of anonymity, said this was the first time to his knowledge that this had happened. Federal Customs and “everyone kept hearing that the other side wanted to burn fireflies, so that’s what they had to do.” Border Security said. A CBP spokesperson said threats of violence against law enforcement officers and immigrants are unacceptable and that necessary actions have been taken to ensure the safety of personnel and immigrants.

The Firefly Shelter is one of the facilities where immigrants are detained and recorded after being arrestedillegal immigrationPerform status, background checks and biometric profiling.

The protesters making the threats were said to be part of Take Our Border Back (TOBB), a caravan of people from across the country who marched to the US southern border on a recent evening to rally support for Texas. But will travel to three places. At first, some people started meeting with the convoy in the town of Yigopas. Nonprofits working with the state to transport migrants over Eagle Pass to New York, Chicago and other cities have closed ahead of the weekend rallies.

A woman who drove from Kerrville to show support said it would be OK if immigrants were crossing the border legally, but not illegally. “I’m sorry, but it’s time to take out the guns and shoot people… There’s no one in my town doing that,” she said. ”Rejoice, everybody’s ready, it’s better. That they (illegal immigrants) don’t even think about it (encroaching on private property).” He declined to identify himself because he believes the FBI is tracking people associated with the TOBB convoy. .

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