Shocking moment human smugglers taunt news crew at Arizona-Mexico border and blow KISSES while using power tools to saw hole in wall – after helping migrant family and one-legged man sneak through

Human smugglers on the Arizona-Mexico border mocked a news crew as they used power tools to blow a hole through the wall.

A fleet of cartel SUVs stopped at the border in Lukeville and eight people were escorted from the vehicles.

Migrants, including a family and an elderly man with one leg, were helped through the small hole in the wall by the smugglers.

The crew leader, covering his face and refusing to share his name, called NewsNation Border correspondent Ali Bradley came to speak and began recording her.

The cartel crew was later seen attempting to punch another hole through the border fence while attacking the television crew that was filming them.

Migrants, including a family and an elderly man with one leg, were helped through the small hole in the wall by the smugglers

A family was spotted forcing their way through a hole in the fence with the help of the smugglers.

The elderly man with one leg grabbed his walker for support as he squeezed through the small gap, as seen in the striking footage from NewsNation.

He was followed closely by a family of five who said they were all from Peru.

A man then called the NewsNation reporter to speak and said he was not a cartel member or smuggler, even though he was seen helping people cross the border.

He was asked how much he was paid to smuggle the family into the United States, but he declined to answer.

About two hours later, the Cartel crew returned with power tools to drill a new hole in the wall.

They used electric saws and drills, as well as a generator, before they started mocking the television crew.

The smugglers blew kisses and laughed as they continued to cut a hole in the wall.

Eventually, the Border Patrol was alerted and arrived on the scene and the cartel began to pack up and withdraw.

The older man with one leg gripped his walker for support as he squeezed through the small gap. He was followed closely by a family of five who said they were all from Peru

A man then called the NewsNation reporter to speak and said he was not a cartel member or smuggler, even though he was seen helping people cross the border

The smugglers blew kisses and laughed as they continued to cut a hole in the wall

It comes after Arizona Border Patrol revealed it will stop sharing updates on the migrant crisis — despite a “demoralizing” number of illegal crossings.

Chief John R. Modlin of Tucson made the statement Sunday after seeing a record 15,300 illegal crossings last week.

“In light of the ongoing migration wave, all Tucson Sector Border Patrol social media accounts will be paused until further notice,” he said.

'We appreciate your understanding and continued support during this challenging time. Honor first.”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen the number of border conflicts at its southwestern borders increase exponentially each fiscal year. There have been almost 2 million crossings in the region so far this year – a figure that does not include August and September.

Cochise County, Arizona, is being battered by waves of migrants transported from other counties after crossing the border.

“The intellectual avoidance and neglect with its intended consequences” from those leaders in Washington DC points to our southern border and continues to be a slippery slope for those doing everything they can to protect our quality of life here in Cochise County!” Sheriff Mark Dannels said.

“The migrants being released are from outside of Cochise County, but were bused into Cochise County, processed and then released,” Daniels noted in a Facebook post.

“I applaud local (Customs and Border Protection) agents and their leadership for doing everything legally possible during this ongoing crisis.”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen the number of border conflicts at its southwestern borders increase exponentially each fiscal year

There have been almost 2 million crossings in the region so far this year – a figure that does not include August and September

It is unclear exactly how many migrants the processing facilities in Tucson can accommodate or how many have been transported to other locations such as Cochise County.

The US border has seen a flow of migrants from all over the world, not just from Central and South American countries such as Venezuela and Mexico. Migrants from China and other places have entered through the porous southern border.

Fiscal year 2022 saw record numbers of migrant encounters at the southwest border, with 2,378,944 reported crossings from October to September.

In the period 2023 through July, there were 1,973,092, many of which came when Title 42 expired.

The jump in crossings has grown in recent years, with just 458,088 crossings reported in 2020 during the global COVID pandemic.

According to CBP data, the Tucson field office filed a record number of inadmissible Title 8 applications in July 2023, deporting 3,346 migrants and banning entry into the U.S. for at least five years.

An inadmissible is a migrant who misrepresents documents to attempt to enter the US.