Migrants breach razor wire barrier in El Paso, overwhelm Texas National Guard

Hundreds of migrants overcame Gov. Greg Abbott's barrier along the Rio Grande in El Paso after Texas National Guard soldiers were unable to hold them back.

The migrants breached concertina wire barriers shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 21, in hopes of surrendering to U.S. Border Patrol agents for processing. Some the migrants had been camping on the northern bank of the Rio Grande for up to three days.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, on a post on the X platform, stated, "About the surge of illegal immigrants in El Paso:...