After thinking they would be allowed entry because of a supposed 'day of the migrant' celebration, a large crowd of migrants showed up at the border to cross into the United States. Hundreds attempt to storm the US-Mexico border due to false rumor:
Hundreds of people tried to storm the US-Mexico border on Sunday, after a rumor that migrants would be allowed to cross into the United States.
Frustrated by delays and difficulties in applying for asylum in the United States after journeys thousands of miles long through Central America and Mexico, some told AFP they thought they would be allowed entry because of a supposed"day of the migrant" celebration. Jackson Solis, a 23-year-old Venezuelan, was among those who came to the bridge on Sunday to see if the rumor was true.Solis told AFP he had been waiting six months to try to schedule an appointment to apply for asylum in the United States, where he wants to work.
The Biden administration has been hoping to stem the record tide of migrants and asylum seekers undertaking often dangerous journeys organized by human smugglers to get to the United States.
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