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There were hundreds of people and families here earlier this year, waiting for a chance to cut through the curtains of concertina wire laid by Texas National Guard to turn themselves in to Border Patrol.
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Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
Under the wire As the morning sun broke through what remained of the night's storm clouds, the group huddled on the river bank stood up, stretched and walked over to a place where the concertina wire could be lifted like a blanket.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
Soldiers in fatigues—roughly 5,900 troops are presently deployed to the southern border—laced the riverbanks beside the ports of entry with concertina wire.
—Emily Gogolak, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2018
As daylight broke, birds began chirping in the mesquite tree, briefly masking the sound of wire cutters snipping the concertina wire in the riverbed below.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
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Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
Under the wire As the morning sun broke through what remained of the night's storm clouds, the group huddled on the river bank stood up, stretched and walked over to a place where the concertina wire could be lifted like a blanket.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
Soldiers in fatigues—roughly 5,900 troops are presently deployed to the southern border—laced the riverbanks beside the ports of entry with concertina wire.
—Emily Gogolak, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2018
As daylight broke, birds began chirping in the mesquite tree, briefly masking the sound of wire cutters snipping the concertina wire in the riverbed below.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 11 June 2024
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“Concertina wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concertina%20wire. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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