Texas troopers deployed to dell rio in an effort to regain control after 15,000 illegal immigrants set up a massive tent city. todd: griff jenkins with the state governor requesting president biden declare a federal emergency. reporter: texas dps troopers stop the search, 15,000 mostly haitian migrants in dell rio and we hear from texas governor abbott calling out president biden and dhs secretary mayorkas went there yesterday refusing to call it a crisis, a message for migrants. we have reiterated our borders are not open. if you come to the united states illegally, you will be returned. reporter: as thousands rush to cross the river cvp sources confirm to fox news that one point, 224 miles of river border were and patrols, this as representative alexandria ocasio
Symptoms and the intention is for them to be court and teens, they are not intending to stay for a lengthy period of time. jillian: some are coming here legally but they are still coming in the same rules don t apply. when you are migrant crossing the southern border to international traveler coming in on an airplane and you are jen psaki talk about the length of time people plan to stay here many argue people coming here on a flight from another country to visit or vacation probably are staying here less then a migrant coming across the southern border to want to stay here for their life. todd: the migrants are much less likely to have gotten the vaccine than the traveler from europe coming to new york city for two weeks to catch a broadway show. the general inconsistencies have one rule that applies to everybody coming into the country, not what we have. in recent days we have seen the administration specifically allowed mayorkas actor. director for with regard to the haitian
Security and end the crisis now. al hand be dr. mayorkas responded saying this. so we evaluate requests for such a declaration based on the facts on the ground. this is a very difficult situation for us. we are surging resources not only to ensure the security of this area but also the well being of the migrants. jillian: what do you think of the administration s position on this? well, i can tell you the solution would be a zero tolerance policy for illegal immigration remain in mexico strengthened to make sure that those come over think they will get a free pass in country, because they are, are told differently and actually see the consequences of what happens when you come tour nation illegally or if you have fraudulent asylum claim. that s what we had during the trump administration: that s