{"id":506798,"date":"2022-11-05T03:17:58","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T00:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/migrants-who-rushed-texas-border-were-led-by-us-artist\/"},"modified":"2022-11-05T03:17:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T00:17:58","slug":"migrants-who-rushed-texas-border-were-led-by-us-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/migrants-who-rushed-texas-border-were-led-by-us-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"#Migrants who rushed Texas border were led by US artist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3fa9059bbe5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/migrants-who-rushed-texas-border-were-led-by-us-artist\/#%E2%80%9CMigrants_who_rushed_Texas_border_were_led_by_US_artist%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Migrants who rushed Texas border were led by US artist&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMigrants_who_rushed_Texas_border_were_led_by_US_artist%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Migrants who rushed Texas border were led by US artist&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>The mob of migrants who attempted to storm the US border at El Paso, Texas, on Monday were led by an artist and activist and was a stunt which went wrong \u2014 leading to his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Roberto Marquez, a US citizen from Dallas, told The Post he organized the gathering of migrants who stormed toward officers waving giant Venezuelan and Honduran flags, as well as a US flag with \u201cWe the migrants built America\u201d stitched onto it.<\/p>\n<p>The situation became violent after one Border Patrol agent was attacked with a flag pole and another was hit was a rock.<\/p>\n<p>Border Patrol agents responded to the crowd by using \u201cless-lethal crowd control measures,\u201d like shooting pepper balls.<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Judd, president of the Border Patrol union, told The Post it was an unusual to see a seemingly spontaneous uprising.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-469.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24538285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-469.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-469.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-469.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Law enforcement officers responded to the international border in El Paso, Texas as Venezuelans protested Monday, demanding entry into the country.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat type of an organized effort does not normally come from people who are just coming up from another country that are going to be asking for asylum,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The migrants who rushed the border were mostly Venezuelan asylum-seekers who had already crossed the international border and had been expelled to Mexico under a recent mandate by President Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Venezuelans interviewed by Bordereport.com and El Diario said they had been instructed by the activist to cross the river and head across the border.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-474.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Artist and activist Roberto Marquez\" class=\"wp-image-24538131\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-474.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-474.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-474.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-474.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Artist and activist Roberto Marquez led the migrants in the rush.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ronald W. Erdrich\/Reporter-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ejected migrants have been amassing on the Mexican side of the border,\u00a0erecting a tent city\u00a0while waiting for another chance to enter the US. Pictures taken by a Post photographer Thursday show how the encampment is growing, with new and often destitute and desperate people joining the crowd daily.<\/p>\n<p>Marquez\u2019s son confirmed to The Post on Friday he had been arrested and his mother had been helping to get him released. El Paso jail records show Marquez had been charged with failure to report to a port of entry for inspection and released Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The other man arrested, a Venezuelan national who has not been identified, will face charges of entry without inspection \u2014 which could find him ejected from the US and barred from entering again.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-476.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A large US flag with \u201cWe the migrants built America\u201d was carried to the border\" class=\"wp-image-24538288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-476.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-476.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-476.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A large US flag with \u201cWe the migrants built America\u201d was carried to the border<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A video posted by Marquez <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CkY80GOAaor\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\">shows him and another man people presenting a US flag to Border Patrol agents<\/a> before the confrontation between migrants and Border Patrol agents began.<\/p>\n<p>Marquez\u2019 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/robenz_art\/?hl=en\">Instagram profile<\/a>, documents how he coached stranded Venezuelans to help him make the large US flag used in the protest.<\/p>\n<p>The attention-loving artist\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> account is filled with coverage he\u2019s received heading to crisis zones, like Hurricane Ian and the war in Ukraine \u2014 where he recently said he had helped locals dig their loved ones out of shallow graves.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear what consequences Marquez\u2019 latest media stunt will have on any Venezuelans who participated. Although most ran back to into Mexico, they could be identified by cameras on the border, and punished if they attempt to cross into the US again.<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 13, the Biden Administration <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>lied Title 42 \u2014 a pandemic measure to expel immigrants from the US quickly over health concerns \u2014 to Venezuelans, if they had entered the country illegally at the Southern\u00a0border.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-texas-mexico-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The Venezuelans have been expelled after the US after crossing the US-Mexico border seeking asylum.\" class=\"wp-image-24533915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-texas-mexico-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-texas-mexico-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-texas-mexico-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Venezuelans have been expelled after the US after crossing the US-Mexico border seeking asylum.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Ornelas\/El Paso Times\/USA TODAY<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-470-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Most of the migrants ran back to Mexico \" class=\"wp-image-24538314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-470-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-470-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-470-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Most of the migrants ran back to Mexico.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-473.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The migrants who rushed the border were fired on by Border Patrol with &quot;less lethal&quot; rounds \" class=\"wp-image-24538369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-473.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-473.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/border-rush-473.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The migrants who rushed the border were fired on by Border Patrol with \u201cless lethal\u201d rounds <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Omar Ornelas\/ El Paso Times \/ US<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since that time,\u00a0about 1,800 Venezuelans\u00a0have been returned to Mexico, finding themselves penniless\u00a0in Ju\u00e1rez,\u00a0El Paso\u2019s Mexican sister city.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That number is dwarfed by the total number of Venezuelans \u2014 189,000 \u2014 who had crossed the southern border of the US in the fiscal year 2022 \u2014 as people\u00a0fled\u00a0from the country\u2019s failing economy and unstable political system.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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