EL PASO,Texas–– On the outskirts of this west Texas desert town, the “no go zone” of the U.S. border with Mexico is pitch black and tense at 10 p.m. Darkness suits everyone’s interests here; it appears neither border crossers nor U.S. Border Patrol agents want to be seen before they make their move.
Anapra Road and the connecting wall route are where illegal immigrants and their cartel handlers now choose to cross in this region –– and they will use force if they feel it necessary. Nearly a dozen Border Patrol vehicles and at least as many agents sit, with their lights off, behind a partition of scrub brush. When cars pass by, their heads snap upward and in tandem, they all turn to watch. Their large presence indicates anticipation of something.
Down the road, there’s a rectangular cutout in the wall. This portal from the world to the United States is large…
