Texas Arrests 70 More Migrants Who Stormed El Paso Border, Assaulted National Guard Troops

Texas authorities have arrested 70 additional migrants on rioting charges related to the March 21 incident where they overran and assaulted National Guard soldiers in an attempt to rush the border at El Paso {snip}

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is holding more than 200 migrants whom the state wants to arrest and charge, but federal authorities “are not being as cooperative as Border Patrol,” according to the official.

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The first to be charged was Honduran national Junior Evaristo-Benitez, 21, who allegedly stomped on a soldier’s knee “purposefully and with malice” {snip}

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Authorities later confiscated knives and shanks from some of those involved in the riot, according to a National Guard source. At least one migrant had also attempted to grab a soldier’s firearm during the incident.

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“These people were willing to assault military,” the National Guard source told the Post. “They were willing to assault law enforcement. They have complete disregard for our laws.”

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