U.S. Border Patrol authorities on Wednesday discovered backpacks with ammunition and a homemade explosive along the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/border-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rio Grande Valley</a> sector, where authorities have previously admitted Mexican cartels maintain control of the region.
“An example of the tactics &amp; weapons that criminals employ against our Agents,” Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez said in an X post.
Chavez, who <a href="https://www.hsdf.org/event_speakers/gloria-chavez-chief-patrol-agent-el-paso-sector-u-s-border-patrol/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leads</a> all enforcement operations along 264 border miles between West Texas and southern New Mexico, said authorities averted the “dangerous situation” and shared images and video of the ammo and explosive device.
According to Chavez, the McAllen Police Department helped detonate the homemade explosive device after border patrol agents patrolling around Fronton, Texas, discovered the bullets and bomb.
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Thanks to McAllen PD for assisting in safely detonating this homemade explosive!💚🇺🇸 <a href="https://t.co/XknOkLiX8m">pic.twitter.com/XknOkLiX8m</a>
&mdash; Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez (@USBPChiefRGV) <a href="https://twitter.com/USBPChiefRGV/status/1699502396391444675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Explosive devices have been previously located or intercepted by border patrol agents.
According to <a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southwest/improvised-explosive-device-intercepted-arizona-port-of-entry/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">News Nation</a>, authorities in Arizona intercepted an Improvised Explosive Device from a vehicle on May 6 at a port of entry in Douglas.
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The Department of Homeland Security reportedly says such devices come in many forms, “ranging from a small pipe bomb to a sophisticated device capable of causing massive damage and loss of life.”
Authorities said the device was made using a miniature M&amp;M container and black electrical tape.
“A complete search of the vehicle was conducted after the (Arizona Department of Public Safety) had removed the destructive device with no additional items located,” authorities reportedly said.
U.S. Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz testified before House Homeland Security Committee lawmakers earlier this year, where he <a href="https://www.borderreport.com/news/top-stories/congressional-hearing-held-on-south-texas-border-yields-explosive-data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> admitted Mexican cartels smuggle drugs and immigrants along the Southwest border, indicating the agency lost operational control.
“We have had ground-breaking testimony by Chief Ortiz. He said we do not have operational control of the Southwest border,” U.S. Rep. August Pfluger, a Republican from San Angelo, Texas, said, according to Border Report. “And how sad it is our colleagues from the other side of the aisle are not here in McAllen, in the Rio Grande Valley, to hear this?”
Lawmakers reportedly said they were told by law enforcement that another “explosive device” was found near the region.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) asked Ortiz if he was aware of the device allegedly found along the Rio Grande Valley border, but the border chief reportedly said he could not openly discuss such information.
After the hearing, Ortiz said on social media that the “explosive device” did not pose a threat.
“It was alleged that Agents found an explosive device near the border. During a Jan. briefing, leadership was notified that Agents found a duct-taped ball filled with sand that wasn’t deemed a threat to agents/public,” Ortiz said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Today, I testified before the Committee on Homeland Security &amp; it was alleged that Agents found an explosive device near the border. During a Jan. briefing, leadership was notified that Agents found a duct-taped ball filled with sand that wasn&#39;t deemed a threat to agents/public. <a href="https://t.co/SXV9qK8uo1">pic.twitter.com/SXV9qK8uo1</a>
&mdash; Chief Jason Owens (@USBPChief) <a href="https://twitter.com/USBPChief/status/1636091215035629570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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US-MEXICO-POLITICS-LATAM-MIGRATION-TITLE42

Authorities Discover Backpacks Filled With Ammo, Homemade Explosive At Southern Border

 Backpacks Filled With Ammo, Homemade Explosive Found At Southern Border

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U.S. Border Patrol officials <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/08/21/arizona-borders-open-floodgates-allow-thousands-into-us/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> opened more than 100 floodgates in the southern border wall due to the annual monsoon season in Arizona, but the move allowed more illegal immigrants to flow freely into the U.S.
The federal law enforcement agency took responsibility for the open border wall doors in a <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/08/22/border-patrol-admits-its-responsible-for-open-floodgates-in-arizona-border-wall/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> to the New York Post after the outlet published exclusive images showing busloads of migrants causally walking through the floodgates. They were reportedly first opened nearly two months ago.
&#8220;USBP makes the final decision on opening gates based on operational conditions and forecasted weather,&#8221; the agency said.
Border Patrol sources told the outlet that various federal agencies, including the National Park Service, ordered the agency to open 114 floodgates along the Arizona border to allow the monsoon waters to flow easily while endangered antelope species migrate in the region. However, some federal agents said the gates should have remained closed to reduce illegal immigrant crossings.
&#8220;We tried to shut the gates, but the order came down that we had to leave them open,&#8221; one of the sources reportedly said. &#8220;You wouldn&#8217;t leave the front door of your house open in a bad neighborhood.&#8221;
Border agents shut the floodgates at the border wall but open them during monsoon seasons to maintain the structure&#8217;s condition. The department reportedly claimed the high water flow mixed with excess sediment and debris buildup could compromise its integrity.
However, the open pathway allowed approximately 1,400 migrants from China, Egypt, and other parts of the world to enter the U.S. daily over the last nearly two months.
Roughly 42,000 migrants crossed the U.S. last month through the point of entry in Tuscon, Arizona, showing a massive increase of 27,294 migrants crossing in June, according to recent data reported by Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
&#8220;We haven&#8217;t seen this many migrants since about 2008,&#8221; Adam Isacson, director for defense oversight at the advocacy group Washington Office on Latin America, told The Post. &#8220;With the end of Title 42, in a way that nobody oversaw, it seems to come back to Tucson.&#8221;
After the Biden administration <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-blocks-biden-administration-border-policy-limiting-access-to-illegal-immigrants-seeking-asylum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ended</a> Title 42, a Trump-era public health order that allowed for the immediate expulsion of illegal immigrants due to the pandemic, border agents recorded another nearly 145,000 migrant encounters in June — a sharp decrease from about 208,000 in June 2022.
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Large groups of migrants willingly surrender themselves to Border Patrol agents to claim asylum, Isacson said.
&#8220;Tucson has also traditionally been where smugglers concentrate Mexicans and Central Americans who don&#8217;t want to be detected,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Now they&#8217;re seeing 100 people at a time who are not running away.&#8221;
&#8220;It&#8217;s really becoming an epicenter,&#8221; he added. &#8220;This is big.&#8221;
Brandon Judd, the president a union representing Border Patrol agents, told The Post that authorities should never open the gates, claiming top USBP officials endangered agents&#8217; lives after clearing the path for illegal immigrants to cross.
Judd previously said that open gates at the southern border signal the cartels are &#8220;exploiting&#8221; the agency.
In this case, however, the union official said the situation &#8220;exploded almost immediately, which shows you how adept the criminal cartels are at exploiting any weakness at any time that we show them.&#8221;
&#8220;Those gates should never open up. What would be the reason for it? Why would you do it?&#8221;

Gates in the border wall for flooding.

Open Floodgates At Southern Border Wall Allows Thousands Of Migrants To Freely Flow Into U.S.: Report

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Illegal immigrant encounters on the United States’ northern border spiked approximately 36% in July, recently released federal data reveals.
<a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters">According</a> to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a total of 1,154 encounters near the northern border were recorded for July, up from 848 in June. The majority of those come from countries in Latin America.
While there were just 916 recorded encounters at the northern border in fiscal year 2021, the numbers have since increased to 2,238 in fiscal year 2022. There have since been 7,633 encounters between October 2022 and July 2023.
Border Patrol agents in the Swanton Border Patrol Sector, which spans New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York, have become “overwhelmed with the amount of work that they have to do,” Sean Walsh, president of the National Border Patrol Council for the Swanton Sector, said in a <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2023/08/18/illegal-migrant-encounters-surge-roughly-36-at-northern-border/">statement</a>. “The priority is the southern border so the majority of the resources are diverted.”
The ongoing surge has compelled New Hampshire Republican Governor Chris Sununu to <a href="https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_hampshire/article_c3455b4e-3de3-11ee-b5c7-23cdb08885b5.html">call for the</a> creation of a congressional delegation tasked with securing the Swanton Sector.
Illegal border crossings have surged under the Biden administration, with an estimated <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/1-5m-gotaways-have-slipped-into-the-us-under-biden-three-times-as-many-as-during-3-years-of-trump/">1.5 million illegal immigrant</a> gotaways being recorded since Biden took office in 2021. There were 415,000 total reported gotaways in 2018, 2019, and 2020 during the Trump administration.
Meanwhile, there’s been a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-patrol-records-1000-increase-in-illegal-immigration-from-china-afghanistan">1,000% increase</a> in illegal immigration from several countries, including China, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and the Dominican Republic.
Major cities like Chicago and New York have struggled to manage the massive influx of foreign nationals. Chicago passed a measure to provide <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-city-council-approves-51-million-to-fund-illegal-immigrant-housing">$51 million</a> in funding to house and feed migrants, while <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/50-new-york-city-places-of-worship-will-house-foreign-nationals">50 places of worship</a> in New York City are now being used to accommodate foreign nationals.
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New York residents recently <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/08/20/hundreds-protest-potential-new-migrant-site-at-former-nyc-senior-citizen-home/">protested</a> a plan to convert a former nursing home into a housing center for migrants.
A <a href="https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2023/06/Fox_June-23-26-2023_Complete_National_Topline_June-29-Release.pdf">Fox News poll</a>, which surveyed just over 1,000 registered voters in late June, found that 62% of respondents disapproved of Biden’s handling of the border, while only 35% approve.
The results reaffirmed the findings of an earlier <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hosting-migrants-poll-2023-05-21/">CBS News poll</a> published in May, which similarly found that 63% of respondents disapprove of Biden’s handling of the border, with just 37% saying that they approve.

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Illegal Immigrant Encounters Spike At Northern Border

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President Biden, known for embellishing his political and personal records, has never bragged about his cooking skills. He should have. It took &#8220;Chef&#8221; Biden just two and half years to transform America&#8217;s melting pot into a boiling pot.
The reformation of U.S. immigration laws is long overdue. Instead of proposing legislative changes to Congress, however, the president is ruling by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/us/biden-immigration-humanitarian-parole.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fiat</a>, issuing <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/us/biden-immigration-humanitarian-parole.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">executive orders</a> contradicting and violating the Constitution and the criminal code. Citing &#8220;compassion&#8221; as its pretext, the administration uses so-called “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/23/us/biden-immigration-humanitarian-parole.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">temporary</a> humanitarian programs” to allow millions of economic migrants — many with unverifiable backgrounds, from virtually every country on the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/16/us/migrants-border-coronavirus-pandemic.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">face of the earth</a> — to enter the United States. Any criticism is met with denial and slander of &#8220;racism&#8221; and “fascism.”
Not only does President Biden refuse to protect the country&#8217;s southern border and enforce existing immigration laws, he and members of his administration also seem to brazenly and continuously lie about their actions, undermining the internal and national security of the country. The administration&#8217;s refusal to enforce the law also facilitates the activities of Mexican and international criminal cartels who earn billions of dollars by trafficking humans and drugs into the U.S.
Judging by the flagrant violation of the laws governing U.S. immigration and border protection, it seems President Biden agrees with his mega-supporter <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/stories/ballot102098.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">George Soros</a> who declared, &#8220;Sovereignty is an anachronistic concept.&#8221; Soros, who considers himself &#8220;a citizen of the world,&#8221; says, &#8220;the principle of sovereignty stands in the way of outside intervention in the internal affairs of nation-states.&#8221; He even <a href="https://www.georgesoros.com/1996/10/02/relighting-a-lamp-outside-americas-darkening-door/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed</a> a &#8220;modification of the concept of sovereignty.&#8221; Unsurprisingly, soon after Biden took office, Secretary of State <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/562925-biden-administration-inviting-un-racism-human-rights-envoys-to-visit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Antony Blinken</a> invited envoys from the United Nations to &#8220;collect information&#8221; on racial discrimination in America and offer recommendations on how &#8220;to address the history of racism, slavery, and colonialism through a wide range of reparations measures.&#8221; 
When Soros professed, early on, that he planned to change the U.S., he did not reveal that his end goal was to undermine the national sovereignty of his adoptive country. Beginning in 1996, with a $50 million investment in the <a href="https://www.georgesoros.com/1996/10/02/relighting-a-lamp-outside-americas-darkening-door/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emma Lazarus Fund</a>, Soros sought to challenge U.S. immigration laws. His efforts have contributed to the far-Left globalist open-borders policies we are witnessing today.
Twenty years later, in 2016, when the Obama administration issued a &#8220;<a href="https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/09/20/remarks-president-obama-call-action-ceo-roundtable">Call to Action</a>&#8221; asking U.S. companies to play a bigger role in meeting the challenges posed by forced migration. At the time, millions of refugees from the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South America were pouring into Europe and America. Soros responded by earmarking &#8220;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-im-investing-500-million-in-migrants-1474344001">$500 million</a> for investments that specifically address the needs of migrants, refugees, and host communities&#8221; in Europe and the U.S.
Since then, he has allocated many <a href="https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/newsroom/open-society-announces-a-10-million-emergency-fund-for-afghan-civilians-in-peril" target="_blank" rel="noopener">millions</a> more, often in partnership with the United Nations, the European Council, and other international and national organizations and businesses, castigating critics and opponents of his constant meddling in sovereign countries&#8217; domestic policies. Where did the money go? How much of it bolsters organizations that advocate increasing illegal migration?
How many illegal migrants have entered the country since Biden took office? The official figure of <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fair-analysis-5-5-million-illegal-aliens-have-crossed-our-borders-since-biden-took-officehow-is-secretary-mayorkas-still-employed-301658734.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">6.2 million</a> released by the administration is unreliable. The administration denies the borders are open. Instead, it keeps telling the public that there is no immigration crisis and to disregard the videos documenting thousands of aliens crossing the Rio Grande daily and to pay no attention to the airplanes and buses transporting the illegals under the cover of the night throughout the country. However, according to a recent <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/12/biden-officials-fear-migrant-surge-after-title-42-00101549" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Politico</a> headline, &#8220;Biden officials are publicly touting the lack of a migrant surge. Privately, they&#8217;re scared.&#8221; If the policies they execute scare them, they should speak up and resign.
How many unaccounted &#8220;gotaways” disappeared into the country? According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform (<a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fair-analysis-5-5-million-illegal-aliens-have-crossed-our-borders-since-biden-took-officehow-is-secretary-mayorkas-still-employed-301658734.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FAIR)</a> estimate last May, &#8220;over a million gotaways completely evaded border inspection and law enforcement.&#8221; How do they know? How many &#8220;criminal noncitizens&#8221; have been arrested by the U.S. Border Patrol since Biden occupied the White House? How many illegal migrants have committed crimes throughout the country where ICE is banned from operating? How many &#8220;noncitizens&#8221; were among the criminals who attacked, stabbed, raped, killed, carjacked, or ran-over pedestrians? How many of these “noncitizens” burglarized homes or robbed and looted businesses? Since Democrat-run states and cities limit police activities, eliminate bail, redefine their criminal code, and don&#8217;t identify criminals&#8217; citizenship status, it&#8217;s hard to tell.
Instead, the Biden administration allows millions of illegal migrants into the country, many of whom reject “American values,” speak no English, are semi-literate or illiterate in their native language, and have no money or skills for jobs other than manual work. Many are afflicted with <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/18/bidens-open-borders-are-bringing-contagious-diseases-to-your-neighborhood/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contagious diseases</a> that have long been eradicated in the U.S., such as tuberculosis, polio, and even malaria. Yet, these illegals are often sent across the country without prior notification of the local authorities. Many find their way to different locales throughout the country, imposing huge financial burdens everywhere they settle, requiring increased expenditures on housing, healthcare, education, law enforcement, transportation, and other services, which, according to FAIR’s <a href="https://www.fairus.org/issue/illegal-immigration/how-many-illegal-aliens-are-united-states-2023-update#_edn14" target="_blank" rel="noopener">June</a> report, costs taxpayers &#8220;<a href="https://www.fairus.org/issue/illegal-immigration/how-many-illegal-aliens-are-united-states-2023-update" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$150 to $163</a> billion and counting,&#8221; all the while endangering the public&#8217;s health and safety.
<a href="https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/how-biden-mayorkas-broke-our-immigration-system-the-inside-out" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Homan</a>, former Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, accuses DHS Secretary <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/executive/homeland-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mayorkas</a>, of continuously dismantling &#8220;the federal government&#8217;s ability to enforce immigration law.&#8221; Homan summed up the problem, saying, &#8220;It truly is a broken system, and that&#8217;s because it is broken by design. People that say this administration has failed on immigration don&#8217;t understand. Biden and Mayorkas haven&#8217;t failed at all. Quite the opposite, their plan is succeeding.&#8221;
Homan may be right. Their plan, which increases chaos and lawlessness, serves the globalists’ agenda of ending U.S. sovereignty. Armed with a $25 billion war chest, Alexander Soros, the new chair of the Open Society Foundations and “one of the World Economic Forum&#8217;s Young Global Leaders,” promised increased funding for hardline Democrats&#8217; elections, including Biden’s reelection campaign. This all but assures that “Chef” Biden will have the ingredients he needs to turn what once functioned as the world&#8217;s melting pot into a boiling pot.
Rachel Ehrenfeld is the director of the American Center for Democracy and author of <a href="https://acdemocracy.org/the-soros-agenda/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Soros Agenda.</a>
The views expressed in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

Pandemic Era Border Policy Title 42 Expires

With The Help Of Soros, ‘Chef’ Biden Is Turning America’s Melting Pot Into A Boiling Pot

Alejandro Mayorkas

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The Biden administration recently announced it would expand the number of foreign nationals admitted into the United States through the CBP One application to nearly 40,000 per month. 
The digital application allows foreign nationals to schedule appointments to apply for asylum at ports of entry. Thus far, roughly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-app-releases-almost-80000-foreign-nationals-into-u-s-in-last-four-months">80,000 foreign nationals</a> have been allowed into the United States through the CBP One app in just the last four months, but now the Biden administration is <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-to-expand-migrant-entries-via-cbp-one-app-nearly-40k-month#:~:text=The%20Biden%20administration%20is%20expanding,have%20dropped%20post-Title%2042.">increasing appointment openings</a> from 1,000 per day to 1,250 a day.
In May, the app became the primary method for asylum seekers to schedule appointments. The program has been met with criticism from the Right, with Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/99-percent-migrants-sought-title-42-exception-cbp-one-app-approved">blasting it</a> as a “concierge service for illegal immigrants.”
The nearly 40,000 appointments per month do not include a distinct parole program designed specifically for those from Haiti, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba. 
The expansion of the CBP One app comes after the Biden administration announced a <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2023/05/11/fact-sheet-circumvention-lawful-pathways-final-rule">rule</a> called the “Circumvention of Lawful Pathways,” which incentives foreign nationals to use the digital process. 
The policy has since been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/indiana-attorney-general-leads-18-state-lawsuit-challenging-bidens-border-policies">challenged</a> by 18 Republican state Attorneys General who contend that the policy does not seek to solve the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mommy-theres-bad-guys-at-my-window-border-patrol-wife-describes-dangers-chaos-on-southern-border">border crisis</a> but “tries to define the problem away by re-characterizing what would be illegal crossings as ‘lawful pathways.’”
Meanwhile, the Biden administration’s decision to increase the number of CBP One App appointments comes as major cities like Chicago and New York struggle to manage the influx of border crossers into their communities. 
The Chicago City Council recently voted to approve <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-city-council-approves-51-million-to-fund-illegal-immigrant-housing">$51 million in funding</a> for housing many of the 10,000 foreign nationals who’ve arrived since August 2022, while in New York City, 50 places of worship will begin to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/50-new-york-city-places-of-worship-will-house-foreign-nationals">shelter foreign nationals</a>. 
New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams suggested that private citizens may soon be called upon to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nyc-mayor-envisions-private-residences-housing-migrants">house migrants</a> in their places of residence. 
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In addition, an estimated <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/1-5m-gotaways-have-slipped-into-the-us-under-biden-three-times-as-many-as-during-3-years-of-trump/">1.5 million gotaways</a> — illegal immigrants known to be in the country who have yet to be caught — have made it into the United States during the Biden administration. The figure is three times higher than the total number of estimated gotaways for the last three years of the Trump administration.
Meanwhile, a recent <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hosting-migrants-poll-2023-05-21/">poll</a> from CBS News found that 63% of Americans <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/weve-been-abandoned-border-ranchers-recount-chaos-on-southern-border">disapprove</a> of Biden’s handling of the United States border, while only 37% say that they approve.

Migrants on Border

Biden Admin To Increase Number Of Foreign Nationals Admitted Through CBP One App

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A nurse looking after an 8-year-old immigrant girl who died in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/border-patrol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Border Patrol</a> custody last month denied multiple requests to take the girl to a hospital.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-customs-and-border-protection" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Customs and Border Protection</a> (CBP) released a <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/speeches-and-statements/update-death-custody-8-year-old-harlingen-texas-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> Thursday on some preliminary findings in its investigation into the death of Anadith Tanay Reyes Alvarez of Panama. Reyes Alvarez died last month after days of serious illness, a fever of nearly 105 degrees, and appearing to suffer a seizure, according to CBP.
The investigation is still ongoing, and the facts revealed in the initial report are subject to change, the agency noted.
Border Patrol kept Reyes Alvarez and her family in custody for about a week until the 8-year-old’s death on May 17. During that time, Reyes Alvarez was overseen by contracted medical workers who administered a number of treatments to the ailing child, but did not send her to a hospital until her last day when she appeared to have a seizure and became unresponsive.
Reyes Alvarez “suffered from sickle cell anemia” and “had a history of congenital heart disease.” The medical workers who oversaw her were not aware and were never made aware of her conditions, according to CBP.
On multiple occasions, Reyes Alvarez’s mother requested the child be taken to a hospital for treatment.
“During the day on May 17, the girl was seen by a nurse practitioner on four occasions after complaining of a stomachache, nausea, and difficulty breathing. The contracted nurse practitioner reported checking the girl’s heart rate and blood oxygen saturation with a pulse oximeter during each visit with normal findings, and administering Ondansetron (Zofran) for nausea at 9:33 a.m.,” CBP reported about events on the day of the child’s death.
“The nurse practitioner also reported denying three or four requests from the girl’s mother for an ambulance to be called or for her to be taken to the hospital,” the report added. “Another contracted medical employee reported having brought a pile of documents and a bottle of folic acid tablets from the family’s property to the nurse practitioner at approximately 10:30 a.m. The nurse practitioner declined to review the papers but did agree to the mother’s request to administer one folic acid tablet to her daughter.”
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Reyes Alvarez died a week after the U.S. southern border experienced historic numbers of people coming across ahead of the official end of Title 42 on May 11. The number of immigrants <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mayorkas-says-border-patrol-encounters-down-by-half-since-title-42-expired" target="_blank" rel="noopener">entering</a> the U.S. illegally in the week before Title 42’s end exceeded well over 10,000 on multiple days. The flood packed federal facilities and border communities attempting to care for the migrants.

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8-Year-Old Who Died In Border Patrol Custody Was Denied Multiple Hospitalization Requests

An &#8220;unknown subject&#8221; dropped a 4-year-old boy while scaling a roughly 30-foot tall border barrier in San Diego, new surveillance footage reveals. 
The video, captured on Monday, then shows the person descending the barrier before joining the young child and another young migrant. Another adult migrant then comes down the wall to join the other three. 
Agents and emergency medical service arrived at the scene shortly after but reported hearing gunfire near their position while tending to the child, a tweet from the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol Raul Ortiz explains. 
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A 4-year-old was dropped from the border barrier by an unknown subject in San Diego, Monday. Responding Agents and EMS providing first aid to the child also reported gunshots near their position while tending to the child. Remarkably, the child is ok! Do not trust smugglers! <a href="https://t.co/MlOp2qka72">pic.twitter.com/MlOp2qka72</a>
&mdash; Chief Raul Ortiz (@USBPChief) <a href="https://twitter.com/USBPChief/status/1660748066532610071?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The four migrants were told to take cover from gunfire as a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) helicopter rushed to the scene to provide air cover. Mexican law enforcement also responded to the incident, rushing to secure their side of the border where it was believed that the gunfire originated.
“Remarkably, the child is ok!” Ortiz wrote in his tweet sharing the video. He also warned migrants, “Do not trust smugglers.”
It has not yet been confirmed whether the two adult migrants are related to the children. The nationality of the migrants is also currently unknown.
CBP spokesperson Michael Scappechio <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/24/video-shows-smuggler-drop-4-year-old-from-top-of-30-foot-border-wall-in-san-diego/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explained</a> that while attempts to climb over the border wall occur daily, it is uncommon for young children to be involved in such crossings.
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While these migrants were apprehended, it is unclear whether they will be released into the United States. 
Meanwhile, it is estimated that a staggering <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/1-5m-gotaways-have-slipped-into-the-us-under-biden-three-times-as-many-as-during-3-years-of-trump/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1.5 million illegal migrant</a> gotaways have entered the United States since President Joe Biden took office in 2021. An estimated 415,000 total gotaways were reported for 2018, 2019, and 2020 under the Trump administration.
A recent <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hosting-migrants-poll-2023-05-21/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll from CBS News</a> found that only 37 % of Americans approve of Biden&#8217;s handling of the situation at the U.S. southern border, while 63% disapprove.

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WATCH: ‘Unknown Subject’ Drops Four-Year-Old While Scaling 30-Foot Border Wall In San Diego

Video Shows 'Unknown Subject' Drop Four-Year-Old While Scaling 30-Foot Border Wall In San Diego

Migrants are reportedly dumping identification papers – including Mexican humanitarian visas — in a sea of trash ditched just after they <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-is-a-free-for-all-nyc-hotel-worker-describes-chaos-as-migrants-have-trashed-rooms-brought-in-drugs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">illegally cross</a> the border into the United States.
Fox News reporter Bill Melugin shared footage captured by a drone camera that showed trash scattered over a wide area along the American side of the U.S.-Mexico border – and noted that visas and other identification papers were scattered among the trash that had been left behind.
&#8220;NEW: Stunning footage from our drone team shows an enormous amount of clothing &amp; trash dumped by migrants at the edge of the river after they cross illegally into Brownsville in this spot. Mixed in, you will find IDs/paperwork from around the world, &amp; Mexican humanitarian visas,&#8221; Melugin tweeted along with the video.
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NEW: Stunning footage from our drone team shows an enormous amount of clothing &amp; trash dumped by migrants at the edge of the river after they cross illegally into Brownsville in this spot. Mixed in, you will find IDs/paperwork from around the world, &amp; Mexican humanitarian visas. <a href="https://t.co/UnEwPK62Ni">pic.twitter.com/UnEwPK62Ni</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1656648522068795394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 11, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Melugin joined &#8220;America&#8217;s Newsroom&#8221; anchor Bill Hemmer to discuss the footage and the imminent end of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/law-enforcement-to-clear-thousands-of-illegal-migrants-from-el-paso-streets-as-end-of-title-42-looms" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Title 42</a>, which allowed Border Patrol to turn migrants away based on public health concerns related to the COVID pandemic.
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BIDEN: BORDER &quot;GOING TO BE CHAOTIC FOR AWHILE.&quot; The countdown clock ticking as the Title 42 border policy expires within hours&#8230; Stunning drone footage shows masses of people gathering, waiting to cross:<a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BillFOXLA</a> LIVE from the border:<a href="https://twitter.com/BillHemmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BillHemmer</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DanaPerino?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DanaPerino</a> <a href="https://t.co/EPGsdB6I6Z">pic.twitter.com/EPGsdB6I6Z</a>
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&#8220;Take a look at this stunning drone footage our team shot right here in Brownsville,&#8221; Melugin said as the video played. &#8220;An absolutely massive amount of clothing, trash, and rubbish left behind by these migrants after they cross illegally here. This is one of the major hotspots here in Brownsville, everything you&#8217;re looking at has accumulated over just a matter of a few days.&#8221;
Melugin went on to note that in addition to wet clothes and other trash, a number of the migrants had left behind Mexican humanitarian visas and other identifying documents – documents that would make it easier for American officials to effectively determine who truly qualified for asylum in the U.S. or where migrants should be deported to if they were not allowed to stay.
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&#8220;Mixed in with all that clothing and trash are also IDs from all around the world, paperwork from around the world, and Mexican humanitarian visas — remember, before they get to our border, they&#8217;ve got to get into Mexico first. And Mexico mass-issues them humanitarian visas, allows them to travel through Mexico, they go right to the border with the U.S., and once they cross over, they dump everything.&#8221;
Melugin went on to say that there were dozens of similar dump points along the Rio Grande Valley just like the one seeing his team&#8217;s footage.

Migrant Crossings At Southern Border Increase Ahead Of Title 42 Expiration

Migrants Ditch Visas And Identification Papers In Sea Of Trash Just After Illegal Crossing

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Social media rumors and a malfunctioning Biden Administration app designed to expedite the asylum-seeking process caused at least <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-massive-group-of-migrants-rush-el-paso-port-of-entry">1,000 immigrants</a> to rush the Paso del Norte Port of Entry along the US-Mexico border on Sunday, according to reports.
U.S. Customs Border Patrol (CBP) authorities and other law enforcement agencies dressed in riot gear set up barbed-wire topped plastic barricades to stop the rush of migrants of various nationalities — mainly Venezuelans — seeking national entry by implementing such “port hardening” measures over the weekend at the international bridge.
Some immigrants involved with the massive group were heard by sources from <a href="https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/immigration/2023/03/12/el-paso-border-blocked-cbp-migrants-paso-del-norte-bridge-juarez/69999960007/">The El Paso Times</a> airing frustrations with the CBP One phone app that U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials launched in January to streamline the interview process through a single portal for migrants seeking to enter the country.
Luis Miranda, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson, told <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2023/02/20/cbpone-boder-app-biden-migrants/">The Washington Post</a> last month that the CBP One app would be “a transparent and publicly accessible way to schedule appointments for migrants.”
“This app cuts out the smugglers, decreasing migrant exploitation and improving safety and security, in addition to making the process more efficient,” Miranda said. “This is part of the administration’s goals to create legal, safe and humane processes while imposing consequences on those who do not use available processes.”
President Joe Biden introduced the app amid the U.S. Supreme Court ruling to indefinitely keep the pandemic-era limit on immigration, referred to as Title 42, which allows officials to turn away migrants at the border to prevent the spread of COVID.
Biden announced on January 30 that his administration intends to end the public health emergency associated with the COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, 2023, which some argue could put an end to using Title 42 at the border.
However, the CBP One app has displayed technical issues for users ranging from frozen screens to the system crashing, Wilson Peralta, a Peruvian migrant, told <a href="https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2023/01/26/cbp-one-has-become-a-headache-for-migrants">Spectrum News</a> earlier this year.
Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey addressed the issue with DHS officials last month.
“This expanded use of the CBP One app raises troubling issues of inequitable access to — and impermissible limits on — asylum, and has been plagued by significant technical problems and privacy concerns,&#8221; Markey <a href="https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senator-markey-calls-on-dhs-to-ditch-mobile-app-riddled-with-glitches-privacy-problems-for-asylum-seekers">wrote</a>. &#8220;DHS should shelve the CBP One app immediately. Rather than mandating use of an app that is inaccessible to many migrants, and violates both their privacy and international law, DHS should instead implement a compassionate, lawful, and human rights centered approach for those seeking asylum in the United States.”
Sources from Fox News also noted a false rumor posted by an unknown Facebook user who told migrants that they would be allowed entry into the U.S. at the international bridge on Sunday after passing through the port of entry between Texas and Chihuahua state in Mexico two days earlier.
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NEW: Migrants involved in the attempted mass rushing of the Paso Del Norte bridge in El Paso yesterday tell us catalysts were frustrations with the CBPOne app, and this false rumor on Facebook telling migrants they would be allowed into the US at the bridge on Sunday. The post… <a href="https://t.co/l39KWSZfJj">https://t.co/l39KWSZfJj</a> <a href="https://t.co/XlaGhzB5eG">pic.twitter.com/XlaGhzB5eG</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1635274769078558720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The post also claimed that U.S. Customs Border Patrol officials would allow migrants with extreme cases or children to enter the country.
“The post urges migrants not to miss this opportunity, and to begin traveling towards the border,” Fox News reported.
Migrant crowds formed on the Mexican side of the bridge early Sunday morning before storming the borderline at the top of the bridge. By the afternoon, CBP officials said authorities temporarily prevented the northbound flow of traffic into the U.S. after migrants approached the international boundary and threatened to make a mass entry.
Authorities said two other “temporary disruptions” occurred at the Stanton crossing and the Bridge to America, causing law enforcement to set up barricades.
As many as 4.9 million migrants have crossed into the United States under the administration of President Joe Biden, according to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-supreme-court-blocks-key-immigration-policy-title-42-from-ending">data</a> from the Federation for American Immigration Reform. Some 66 individuals from the terror watchlist crossed the border between October 2021 and July 2022; in the previous five years combined, only 30 aliens from the terror watchlist had been apprehended.
CPB authorities encountered more than 2.3 million migrants in the fiscal year 2022, with more than 80,000 migrants entering through El Paso between August and December of last year.

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Border-Rushing Migrants Blame Actions On Biden’s Recent Immigration Program App, Social Media Rumors

Border Rushing Migrants Blame Actions On Biden's Recent Immigration Program Application, Social Media Rumors

An illegal immigrant allegedly &#8220;violently assaulted&#8221; a female <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/border-patrol" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Border Patrol</a> agent who was taking him into custody in Arizona, according to a new report.
Citing federal sources, Fox News reporter Bill Melugin <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1632443483490508804" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported on social media</a> that the agent was injured while trying to arrest the man in the <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-borders/border-patrol-sectors/tucson-sector-arizona" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tucson Sector</a> of Arizona border with Mexico early Saturday morning.
A statement from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed an assault occurred but did not share details about the gender of the alleged assailant or the victim. Their names have not been released as of press time.
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NEW: Per federal sources, a female Border Patrol agent working solo was violently assaulted by a male illegal immigrant she was taking into custody in the Tucson, AZ sector early Saturday AM, leaving her with injuries. CBP confirms assault in statement &amp; says FBI investigating. <a href="https://t.co/bHQmDN7LH7">pic.twitter.com/bHQmDN7LH7</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1632443483490508804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;On March 4, 2023, at approximately 4:00 a.m., a U.S. Border Patrol agent assigned to the Tucson Sector took a subject into custody near Foudy Road and State Route 92, after investigating the subject’s illegal entry into the U.S.,&#8221; the CBP statement said.
&#8220;While being placed in a service vehicle, the subject assaulted the agent, injuring the agent’s face and hands. Additional agents responded and took the suspect into custody,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;The assaulted agent was transported for medical treatment.&#8221;
The statement said the FBI and local authorities are investigating. The Daily Wire reached out to the FBI for comment.
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Border authorities encountered <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/19/u-s-mexico-border-arrests-record-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than 2 million arrests</a> in fiscal year 2022, according to CBP data, a significant increase over the prior year. Republicans often criticize President Joe Biden for not doing more to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, not only to stop illegal crossings but also the flow of illegal drugs such as fentanyl.
The report from Melugin prompted a stern response from one GOP lawmaker who recently <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/border-hawks-say-failure-pass-border-security-bill-would-betray-gop-commitment-america" target="_blank" rel="noopener">proposed a border security bill</a>. &#8220;It’s time to end this,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/chiproytx/status/1632443904233558017" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX)</a>. &#8220;I will not tolerate a [House GOP] that does not end this. We have the power.&#8221;

Female Border Patrol Agent Allegedly ‘Violently Assaulted’ By Illegal Immigrant: Report

Female Border Patrol Agent Allegedly 'Violently Assaulted' By Illegal Immigrant: Report

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For the first time, migrants crossed from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/mexico" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mexico</a> into the United States on Wednesday using a government-sponsored app that critics say could increase fraudulent asylum claims. 
Billed as a way to speed up the asylum process for those who made their way to America&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/southern-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">southern border</a>, the CBP One mobile app allows those hoping to enter the U.S. via asylum to input their information into a pre-screening application to set up an appointment with a border official. 
It is unclear how or if the information entered is verified before the individual is released into the U.S., though the app does not guarantee entry. 
According to Reuters, the app is in <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/19/first-migrants-cross-into-u-s-from-mexico-using-mobile-app/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">high demand.</a> One Florida-bound Venezuelan told the outlet that he was “excited” to see his family after entering El Paso, Texas, using the app. 
Critics of the app process say it could be abused by individuals without legitimate asylum claims. 
“Instead of trying to stop an unprecedented flow of migrants, they’re encouraging even more fraudulent asylum claims, while finding innovative ways to process them en masse,” R.J. Hauman, of the Federation for American Immigration Reform, <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/14/bidens-dhs-launches-mobile-app-allowing-migrants-schedule-appointments-southern-border-release-u-s/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Breitbart News. “If they wanted to actually end the crisis, the solution is simple: enforce our laws, don’t create an app to make circumventing them even easier.”
Hauman added that the new use of the app “is one of the most jaw-dropping examples of the Biden administration’s eagerness to let everyone in under the veil of legitimacy.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/about/mobile-apps-directory/cbpone">launched</a> the app in October 2020 during the Trump administration. Earlier this month, President Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/05/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-announces-new-border-enforcement-actions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> its rollout to “significantly reduce wait times and crowds at U.S. ports of entry and allow for safe, orderly, and humane processing.”
According to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the app is currently <a href="https://www.dhs.gov/news/2023/01/12/dhs-scheduling-system-safe-orderly-and-humane-border-processing-goes-live-cbp-onetm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">only available</a> for foreign nationals who have a humanitarian reason for entry due to the extension of Title 42, a COVID-related measure that allows migrants to be turned back based on health concerns. Individuals who apply through the app could still be rejected over Title 42. 
“Noncitizens utilizing CBP One must attest that they believe they meet certain identified vulnerability criteria and be prepared to substantiate this claim upon presentation at a POE [point of entry]. The application provides a safe and orderly way for certain noncitizens to present at POEs, unlike attempting to cross U.S. borders without authorization,” the agency explained. 
The rollout of the app comes as <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/01/13/monthly-encounters-with-migrants-at-u-s-mexico-border-remain-near-record-highs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">monthly encounters</a> between Border Patrol and migrants at the border continue at almost record highs, as the border has seen a flood of crossings during the Biden administration.

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Migrants Gain Entry Into U.S. From Mexico Using Border Patrol-Sponsored App For First Time

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A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/border-patrol">Border Patrol</a> agent was killed in Texas on Wednesday when his ATV crashed during a high-speed pursuit of a group of illegal immigrants.
U.S. Border Patrol has not yet confirmed the agent&#8217;s identity but noted that he was a father of two children.
&#8220;On December 7, 2022, at approximately 1:00 am, a Border Patrol agent assigned to the McAllen Station patrolling the international boundary on an all-terrain vehicle was tracking a group of subjects that illegally crossed the border when he was involved in a crash near Mission, Texas,&#8221; U.S. Customs and Border Protection released in a statement.
&#8220;He was found unresponsive by fellow agents who immediately initiated life-saving efforts and requested EMS. The agent was taken to an area hospital by ambulance where he later passed away,&#8221; it added.
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Please see statement on today&#39;s death of a Border Patrol agent assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Sector.<a href="https://twitter.com/USBPChiefRGV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USBPChiefRGV</a> <a href="https://t.co/513YM988yD">pic.twitter.com/513YM988yD</a>
&mdash; Chief Raul Ortiz (@USBPChief) <a href="https://twitter.com/USBPChief/status/1600506725727145985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2022</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;The death of an Agent who died while securing our nation&#8217;s border is a tremendous loss for our organization and our nation, our prayers are with his family and co-workers during this difficult time,&#8221; Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz added.
The report comes <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/more-important-things-going-on-biden-spits-in-the-face-of-every-american-with-latest-excuse-for-not-visiting-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one day</a> after President Joe Biden traveled to Arizona, approximately 100 miles from the southern border, but said he would not visit.
“Why go to a border state and not visit the border?” Fox News reporter Peter Doocy <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-defends-skipping-border-visit-arizona-says-more-important-things" target="_blank" rel="noopener">asked</a> Biden.
“Because there are more important things going on,” Biden said bluntly. “They’re going to invest billions of dollars in a new enterprise.”
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WOW: Joe Biden, when asked why he won&#39;t visit the border during a visit to Arizona today, says, &quot;Because there&#39;s more important things going on.&quot;
Tell that to the Border Patrol. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BidenBorderCrisis?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BidenBorderCrisis</a> <a href="https://t.co/SEbQG5Ix1t">pic.twitter.com/SEbQG5Ix1t</a>
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A Tuesday Twitter post by the Border Patrol Union blasted Biden&#8217;s reluctance to prioritize the border crisis.
&#8220;Visiting an ice cream shop: Very important,&#8221; the account <a href="https://twitter.com/BPUnion/status/1600158056460865538" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweeted</a>. &#8220;Visiting our border, where illegal immigration, deaths, escapes and fentanyl smuggling set new records non-stop with thousands dying as a result: Not important.&#8221;
The death of the Border Patrol agent also comes as many predict migrant crossings along the southern border are about to worsen. Title 42, a Trump-era policy that allows agents to turn away migrants due to COVID concerns, is set to expire on December 21.
Fifteen state attorneys general <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-states-seek-extension-of-title-42-say-removal-will-directly-harm-them" target="_blank" rel="noopener">petitioned</a> a federal judge to intervene.
“Because invalidation of the Title 42 Orders will directly harm the States, they now seek to intervene to offer a defense of the Title 42 policy so that its validity can be resolved on the merits, rather than through strategic surrender,” the court filing <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.225870/gov.uscourts.dcd.225870.168.0_1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
“[B]order states like Arizona and Texas will face increased migrant flows and increasd [sic] releases of aliens if the Title 42 process is terminated. Those aliens will flow to other States, too,” it added.
In May, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas admitted that the end of Title 42 could result in up to 18,000 migrant crossings per day. If so, the nation could see more than a half-million illegal immigrants per month entering the U.S.

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Border Patrol Agent Killed During High-Speed Chase With Illegal Immigrants

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