Twitter user @Techno_Fog has a GREAT thread up explaining why there’s no fence or wall at the RV park CNN’s Jim Acosta visited in Texas on Thursday:
OMG, Acosta has done it again. https://t.co/O6q9GVNEu3
— Brit Hume (@brithume) January 12, 2019
THREAD ==>
I try not to get autobiographical, but I lived 5 minutes from that RV park (Chimney Park).
I'm an expert on the area. Let me tell you why there's no fence. https://t.co/Q8jFrypINW
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) January 11, 2019
For starters, there's nothing on the Mexican side. Less urban density means less cover. Nowhere for smugglers to hide.
Also – the Rio Grande is wider and deeper in this section than in other parts. It's a logistical challenge. pic.twitter.com/eQVXiEXPSV
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) January 11, 2019
There's LOTS of security in this area. CBP office is 10 mins away. pic.twitter.com/foXO1OrVhv
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) January 11, 2019
This section of the Rio Grande is constantly monitored by boats.
I circled a gas station 6 minutes away (terrible food). That's where they fill up the boats. The next door apartments are full of CBP/ICE/Texas DPS Agents. pic.twitter.com/nHTQfxZK73
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) January 11, 2019
The location is 10 minutes from the Anzalduas Int'l Bridge.
An area of heightened security with a good amount of aircraft/helicopter activity. pic.twitter.com/Tr30Cykjpy
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) January 11, 2019
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Also, there's a levee just inside the TX side and an elevated road (pictured) that goes down to Granjeno TX (3 miles away). Levee ends at RV park; road continues.
The levee road provides great visibility. CBP trucks there constantly. pic.twitter.com/29h75GxKT4
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) January 11, 2019
As a final layer of security, @GregAbbott_TX sent LOTS of DPS Troopers to the border. You see many on the south side of Mission TX (near RV park).
They've helped tremendously.
TLDR: Acosta doesn't understand why there's no fence at the RV park.
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) January 11, 2019
It gets worse for @acosta
He was about 25 yards from a boat ramp sometimes used by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
He was 50 yards away from a vantage point routinely used by CBP. pic.twitter.com/EiDRq949kf
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) January 11, 2019
Now, here’s the kicker…
When you look at this RV park on Google maps, you can actually see CBP vehicles on patrol:
You can actually see Border Patrol SUVs stationed right next to the RV Park in Google Maps.
It's a natural observation point at the bend of the Rio Grande. (see pic 2) pic.twitter.com/rpkTZzkhJe
— Techno Fog (@Techno_Fog) January 11, 2019
Here’s the expanded photo:
Busted. Again.
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— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 11, 2019
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