Footage has emerged showing Texas National Guard troops firing pepper spray on Monday at a group of migrants who had been attempting to breach the U.S.-Mexico border using wire cutters.
In the 30-second video published by Reuters a small group of migrants wearing head coverings can be seen trying to break into Texas through a razor wire fence at the border with Ciudad Juárez, in Chihuahua State, including one using wire cutters. They disperse as a vehicle arrives, then the shot jumps to show National Guard soldiers firing what the news agency reported was pepper spray to move the migrants away from the fence.
The Texas National Guard used pepper-spray to disperse a group of migrants attempting to cut through a fence at the US-Mexico border pic.twitter.com/wFrhlgUaXv
— Reuters (@Reuters)
As footage ends the camera pans out and a larger group of migrants are seen moving away from the fence as the National Guard continue guarding the border.
Newsweek contacted Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Public Safety for comment by email at around 6 a.m. ET on Tuesday. This article will be updated if either decide to comment.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
Migrants seeking to enter the United States through a barbed wire fence were driven away with pepper spray by Texas National Guard soldiers at the Texas border with Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, on May 13, 2024. Video of the National Guard firing the pepper spray has been shared on social media.
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