Watch the moment the group of migrants scales the border with the help of a rope ladder in the video below.
Video credit: World News Tonight
A new video showing a group of migrants scaling a barrier at the US-Mexico border with the help of a rope ladder has appeared on the internet.
In the footage, a group of seven migrants can be seen waiting in turns to climb down the border wall using the rope and enter south El Paso, Texas.
The shocking video emerged on Tuesday after the White House asked for an additional $4.5 billion from Congress in emergency spending money to deal with the on-going border crisis.
In the video clip, a line of migrants including one woman can be seen taking turns to scale down the rope and enter the United States.
As soon as they landed on the US soil, the group was stopped by a border patrolling agent, according to ABC News El Paso affiliate KVIA.
It came after the Trump administration asked for an additional $4.5 billion to address the on-going ‘humanitarian and security crisis’ at the US-Mexico border.
According to the Associated Press, the incumbent administration wants $3.3 billion from Congress in humanitarian aid for the feeding and care of migrant families and to increase shelter capacity for migrant children.
Another $1.1 billion are requested for operational support such as transportation, detention beds, and personnel expenses, etc.
The rest of $178 million would go toward mission support and technology upgrades.
The Department of Health and Human Services says their resources will soon exhaust by June if they don’t receive $2.8 billion for shelter space.
‘DHS projects it will exhaust resources well before the end of the fiscal year,’ the request letter of the organization reads, as reported by the Associated Press.
‘Without additional resources, the safety and well-being of law enforcement personnel and migrants are at substantial risk.’
DHS takes care of migrant children who are separated from their parents under specific conditions or who arrive alone in the US.
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