Migrants Gather in Ciudad Juarez Amid Rumors of 'Open Border' on International Migrants’ Day

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Dozens of migrants lined up in Ciudad Juarez, on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico Border, as rumors of an “open border” on International Migrants’ Day spread to social media.Footage from Corrie Boudreaux shows “about 100 migrants from Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador,” according to Boudreaux, praying along the Rio Grande in Juarez at the border with El Paso, Texas, on December 18.“Rumors circulating on social media that areas between the ports of entry on the southwest border will be open for migration due to the International Migrants’ Day are patently false,” US Border Patrol El Paso Sector’s Chief Anthony “Scott” Good said. “Those who enter between ports of entry without a legal basis will face legal consequences.” Credit: Corrie Boudreaux via Storyful
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