the rio grande river. >> reporter: el paso, there are two miles of new fencing and cargo containers were also installed. governor abbott's office tells fox news that texas is going new lengths to deter migrants, amid another surge of illegal immigrants. between october 1st, and december 29th, there were 617,000 encounters at the border. 186,000 migrants were expelled under title 42. asylum seekers were released into the country and there were 240,000 known-got aways that evaded surrenders. >> i am going to have you step down real quick, sir. >> footage of smuggling bus. 18 illegal illeillegal migrants w inside this tractor trailer. the