Migrants play dice with death while driving ‘La Bestia’ through Mexico: The Beast is BACK!
- A group of 700 migrants arrived at the border on Wednesday on top of the La Bestia train
- Thousands have made the dangerous journey to the border atop the locomotive
- Migrants who arrived as train stowaways camped in Mexican territory after encountering the Texas National Guard upon arrival at the border
For migrants wanting to get to the United States, not even the terrifying and deadly “beast” will stop them.
New photos show men, women and children dying aboard the infamous train known as ‘La Bestia’ in Mexico.
Hundreds walk onto the tracks and climb onto the carriages to make the dangerous and desperate journey north towards the Rio Grande.
Nearly 700 migrants gathered in Ciudad Juarez on Wednesday to clamber onto the locomotive heading to the southern border.
A group of 700 migrants arrived at the southern border on Wednesday atop the train known as La Bestia
Many men, women and children made the treacherous journey as they waited their lives atop La Bestia β or ‘the Beast’ β to reach the border to claim asylum
They come from all over Central and South America and surf the train dreaming of a new life in the US
But as this massive caravan reached the border on Wednesday, the stowaway passengers encountered the Texas National Guard and decided to spend the night on land on the Mexican side of the border with the Lone Star State.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law this year that allows his police and National Guard to arrest, process and deport migrants who illegally enter the U.S. through the Mexico-Texas border.
Under President Joe Biden, illegal immigration and the number of migrant caravans arriving at the southern border have increased dramatically.
Border hawks and Republicans accuse the Democratic President of not being tough enough on immigration and claim that the White House has pursued an open border policy since Donald Trump left office in January 2021.
Desperate to reach the southern border after seeing thousands of people gain entry every day under Biden, migrants have jumped on top of La Bestia and taken it into the Rio Grande Valley.
The drive up La Bestia is treacherous and puts migrants at risk of death or serious injury. Many have died, lost limbs and suffered other injuries during the journey.
Images emerged of the group of 700 migrants who arrived at the border on Wednesday.
It comes after hundreds of migrants also entered the US this week after smugglers wearing black masks cut through the border wall to let them into the country.
After arriving, many were forced to camp on Mexican territory in Ciudad Juarez rather than cross into El Paso, Texas, as they encountered armed members of the Texas National Guard.
Migrants riding atop La Bestia disembark from the locomotive as they arrive at the southern U.S. border on Wednesday
Migrants are seeing a less convenient way to cross the border since Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a law allowing his state’s law enforcement and National Guard to arrest, process and deport those who cross illegally
San Diego resident Cory Gautereaux shared a video showing migrants crossing Southern California on Sunday, including those who appeared to be from China. Video was shared in a News Nation report.
The migration of Chinese nationals in the first half of fiscal year 2024 is more than double the total number of crossings by this demographic group in 2023.
Gautereaux said he has come across hundreds of Chinese IDs and passports along the border region.
Meanwhile, a new Axios Vibes survey conducted by The Harris Poll finds that 51 percent of Americans say they would support mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.
Forty-two percent of Democrats and 68 percent of Republicans said they would support the measure.
Surprisingly, a whopping 30 percent of Democrats also said they would end birthright citizenship, while 46 percent of Republicans agreed.