Shocking footage shows hundreds of illegal immigrants wading across the Rio Grande from Mexico to the US in broad daylight.
Los Angeles-based Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin witnessed the chaotic scenes from a boat on the river near the town of Del Rio, west of San Antonio, where more than 10,000 Haitians have crossed in recent days and are camping under the cross-border bridge.
"This is why the situation under the bridge continues to deteriorate," Melugin said. "This is insane. The federal government has to wake up".
President Joe Biden's Democratic Party administration earlier said it would begin deportation flights to Haiti, the suspension of which has been blamed for the sudden massive influx of undocumented migrants.
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott said the state's National Guard and Department of Public Safety were still on alert in the Del Rio area.
Conservative political commentator Benny Johnson asked where Biden's vice president and 'border czar' Kamala Harris was.
Haiti was thrown into a new political upheaval in July when president Jovenel Moise was assassinated by a large hit team of mercenaries from Colombia, a key US regional ally.
An earthquake hit the Caribbean nation in August, killing more than 2,200 people. Hurricane Grace hampered rescue efforts.