ICE to Deport 215 Illegal Immigrants Involved in Riot at Border Wall in El Paso

Deportation proceedings have been launched against hundreds of illegal immigrants who took part in a border wall riot that overwhelmed National Guard troops.

Texas National Guard soldiers close a section of razor wire surrounding a makeshift migrant camp as an illegal immigrant tries to return with food for his family in El Paso, Texas, on May 11, 2023. John Moore/Getty Images

Customs officials are working to deport 215 illegal immigrants charged with various offenses in connection with breaking through a razor wire barrier in El Paso County and stampeding through a group of outnumbered Texas National Guard troops.

A spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement on April 2 that agents with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) had lodged immigration detainers on 215 illegal immigrants involved in the March 21 incident.