Progressive news outlet alleges CNN may have aired 'staged' migrant crossing of Rio Grande

A progressive news organization has suggested that CNN recently broadcast a "staged" migrant crossing of the U.S.-Mexico border.

"The Rio Grande Valley has been ground zero for the latest surge in migration and here you see the operation unfolding right in front of us," Lavandera told viewers. "After the first raft crosses, the magnitude of this moment reveals itself. Dozens of migrants emerge and walk down to the river’s edge. You can see that this is a serious operation." As the Prospect pointed out, the smuggler guiding the boat of migrants across the river in the CNN report "wears fatigues and a black ski mask."