Fox & Friends’ Ainsley Earhardt Claims Central American ‘Leaders’ Are Telling Migrants to ‘Bring Kids’ to U.S.

Fox & Friends covered news that the so-called “caravan” taking migrants from Central American to the United States to seek asylum has reached the Southern Border — and host Ainsley Earhardt declared that those migrants are being instructed by their “leaders” on how to best infiltrate the U.S.

It was reported over the weekend that a number of the migrants — many of whom are fleeing gang-ravaged Honduras — had reached the Mexican border city of Tijuana, where they are requesting asylum in America.

“And of course they’ve got to plead their case, that they’re refugees and they’re running for their safety,” Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade said, with a touch of disdain.

“We heard they would just try to somehow cross the border,” co-host Steve Doocy noted, “but they are in Tijuana and they’re filling out the paperwork.”

“It’s amazing,” Earhardt said. “They take one step on to U.S. soil and they have a case that we have to keep them here. It’s ‘catch and release’ and release them back into America until they have their court hearing because they plead their case.”

“Those leaders down in Mexico, or South America are telling them bring kids with you because you have a better chance of getting to stay,” Earhardt added. It’s not entirely clear what “leaders” she is talking about.

“They are not trying to cross the border,” Doocy contended. “They are actually on the Mexican side filling out paperwork trying to apply for asylum to the United States. We will keep you tuned on that.

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