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Joel Martinez estimates @CBP agents in his sector alone save at least one life per day—but they are overwhelmed and lack needed resources. dailysign.al/2WdDk5u
@CBP Yesterday @CBP agent Brandon Judd told us the lack of resources to combat the humanitarian crisis at the border has led to low morale and extremely high attrition rates—worsening an already-bad situation. “It’s horrendous...” dailysignal.com/2019/06/25/a-b…
@CBP So why has Congress failed to address the crisis? @RepMikeJohnson tells @lracheldg “there’s some in this town who want to use it as a political football...” dailysignal.com/2019/06/26/rep…
@CBP @RepMikeJohnson @LRacheldG .@DanCrenshawTX says @CBP agents are overwhelmed: “It’s amazing they even get up in the morning and go to work. They’re not there to secure the border anymore. They’re there to process massive amounts of people who are abusing the asylum system.” dailysignal.com/2019/06/26/rep…
@CBP @RepMikeJohnson @LRacheldG @DanCrenshawTX “We have got to get beyond the partisan bickering, using this as a political football issue going into the election cycle. These are real people’s lives.” @RepMikeJohnson dailysignal.com/2019/06/26/rep…
@CBP @RepMikeJohnson @LRacheldG @DanCrenshawTX Contrary to Democrats claims of a “manufactured crisis,” the current wave of migration is unprecedented.
Law enforcement agents at the border made 132,887 border apprehensions in May 2019—330% higher than the same month in 2018, and 915% higher than in 2017.
Law enforcement agents at the border made 132,887 border apprehensions in May 2019—330% higher than the same month in 2018, and 915% higher than in 2017.
@CBP @RepMikeJohnson @LRacheldG @DanCrenshawTX .@JessAnderson2 points out that we are on track for 1 million border apprehensions this year—yet Washington has refused for months to act in a sufficient way to help law enforcement or provide reforms to the asylum process dailysignal.com/2019/06/24/the…
@CBP @RepMikeJohnson @LRacheldG @DanCrenshawTX @JessAnderson2 A @CBP agent told @voxdotcom:
“When we have 4,000 people in custody, we consider that high. When we have 6,000, we consider it a crisis. Right now, we have 19,000 people in custody. It’s just off the charts.” dailysignal.com/2019/06/24/the…
“When we have 4,000 people in custody, we consider that high. When we have 6,000, we consider it a crisis. Right now, we have 19,000 people in custody. It’s just off the charts.” dailysignal.com/2019/06/24/the…
@CBP @RepMikeJohnson @LRacheldG @DanCrenshawTX @JessAnderson2 @voxdotcom Unfortunately, House Democrats included poison pill provisions in their version of the spending package—which would restrict the ability of law enforcement to remove illegal aliens and would not include funds for detention beds.
@CBP @RepMikeJohnson @LRacheldG @DanCrenshawTX @JessAnderson2 @voxdotcom House Democrats' ”poison pills“ also suggest @DanCrenshawTX @RepMikeJohnson are right to say they're playing politics in a crisis—otherwise they would have brought legislation that passed out of committee in the Senate with strong bipartisan support up for a vote.
