Jan 22, 2024 · 263K views · 📍 Eagle Pass, TX · Laredo, TX
Nick Shirley travels to the Texas border at Eagle Pass and Laredo to investigate the migrant crisis, filming the Texas National Guard's takeover of the border, interviewing locals, a pastor, and a state representative, and riding along with a man who claims to be an ex-cartel smuggler. The video focuses on illegal immigration and human smuggling rather than government-program fraud.
Why it's not on the fraud stats: Off map: Texas border smuggling and migrant crisis reporting.
Figures below are claims made in the video, shown with the status stated there — this site does not verify them. Disclaimer
Amount local ambulance and emergency services spent from September to early January.
“emergency service spent over $2.2 million”
Stated by Pastor · verifier note: The $2.2 million figure is stated by the narrator/interviewer (Nick) citing a newspaper article, not by the pastor. Amount and scope are otherwise accurate.
Amount the ex-cartel member claims he earned smuggling 15 migrants in one night.
“25 grand in one night.”
Stated by Ex-cartel member
Estimated amount a migrant pays to be smuggled to New York City.
“probably 15,000 just for that one person”
Stated by Ex-cartel member
All figures are as stated in the video — most are allegations, not adjudicated findings. Every dollar figure links to the timestamp where it is said. Extraction QA: The extraction is accurate overall, with all monetary figures correctly sourced from the transcript. The only issue is claim 1's attribution to the pastor when the $2.2 million figure was actually cited by the narrator/interviewer. Entities and locations are well supported.