Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants Attempt to Storm Border at Texan Port of Entry

Illegal immigrants, mostly of Venezuelan origin, attempt to forcibly cross into the United States at the Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, on March 12, 2023. HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images

Border patrol agents were forced to erect temporary barricades at a port of entry along the southern U.S. border on March 12, as thousands of illegal immigrants tried to enter the country, with hundreds stampeding border officials by force.

The stampede incident started at the Paso Del Norte International Bridge entry point in El Paso, Texas, at about 1:30 p.m. local time.