Group of more than 50 migrants entered the United States by force from Mexico this Tuesday, after the demolition of elements of the US National Guard and the barbed wire fence that the Texas government has installed in the Rio Grande, this is a new example of the desperation in which they live on the border between both countries.

The events took place in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, on the border in Brownsville, Texas, where migrants from the Caribbean and Central and South America have gathered in recent months amid record migratory flows in the region.

Dozens of foreigners jumped into the Rio Grande River, known in the United States as the Rio Grande River, Monday evening, where U.S. authorities They held them for more than 12 hours.

This led them to despair and They will start looking for a way to move forward despite the presence of the National Guard.

“They don’t want to let us through, “We have children, we want water” – migrants shouted from the direction of Brownsville.

Around noon on Tuesday, migrants using logs, stones and other objects began trying to remove the razor fence until create a hole through which they flow in the face of resistance from federal forces.

US agents formed a barrier to try to contain the explosion and shouted orders for them to stay on shore, but the situation worsened and the pressure increased. The adults took the children in their arms and began to move forward, although some fell to the ground along with members of the National Guard.

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Immediately the children, who had already passed the fence, began to cry when they saw that agents intercepted their parents.

In the end, the officers found themselves in the minority and They decided to end the confrontationso they allowed the group to advance towards American soil after several minutes of tension.

According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the situation at the border reflects “an unprecedented increase in the number of migrants in Central America and Mexico.” up to 10,000 migrants arrive daily on the border with the United States, according to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

The president of the civil association “Helping them Triunfar” Gladys Cañas commented to the agency. EFE that migrants arrive at the border in such desperation that They don’t wait for the “CBP One” application process..

It is estimated that Matamoros has about 4,000 migrants in shelters, houses and hotels, who are awaiting their assignment, and at least about 600 people still live along the banks of the Rio Grande.

Mass flow transitions are constant and even the week before last A Haitian drowned on the American side.

(according to information from EFE)