Staff Reports
The Department of Homeland Security has announced major headaches for folks looking to get through border crossings in Arizona and Texas. They’re gonna shut down some lanes and slow down processing, all to shuffle the deck and give more attention to dealing with the sudden surge of illegal immigrants invading the country.
Customs and Border Protection is all fired up, blaming the whole mess on “smugglers peddling disinformation.” They claim that’s fueling the flood of people trying to get in. The affected spots are Lukeville in Arizona and International Bridge 1 in Eagle Pass, Texas. At Lukeville, they’re gonna drag their feet on processing vehicles, and at the bridge in Texas, they’re just shutting it all down.
DHS shuts down some border crossings amid new migrant surgehttps://t.co/UYn6nhZc9u pic.twitter.com/Ka0ZHrodny
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) November 28, 2023
Homeland Security needs to move officers from these posts to help out the Border Patrol agents, who are losing their minds dealing with the never-ending stream of folks crossing over. CBP even made a wild statement saying, “The U.S. is continuing to see increased levels of migrant encounters at the Southwest Border, fueled by smugglers peddling disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals and encourage migration.”
And get this, Homeland Security didn’t even mention how many people are making illegal crossings. They’re playing the silent game on that front, leaving everyone to guess just how bad the situation really is.
So, this means more agony for those who are following the rules and trying to cross the border the right way. Homeland Security is grappling with the mess of folks trying to sneak in, and it’s making life tough for everyone else.
This whole thing is just another chapter in the never-ending battle at the border ever since Biden took office. They tossed out all the strict rules that Trump put in place, and things went from peaceful to completely chaotic in no time. It’s been a rollercoaster since then, but even the best month under President Biden wouldn’t stack up to the worst months for any other president.
Every time the administration claims to have the solution, a brand new problem pops up at the border. And now, with the announcement about these lane shutdowns, it seems like things are about to go from bad to worse again.
To add fuel to the fire, Biden’s over here asking Congress for a whopping $14 billion to deal with this border mess. He wants to hire more Border Patrol agents and ramp up deportations, but most of that dough looks like it’s gonna go towards speeding up the processing of illegal immigrants rather than stopping them from coming in the first place.
But wait, there’s more! Republicans aren’t having any of it. They’re saying they won’t dish out the money unless Biden changes his policies, like clamping down hard on asylum claims. Looks like this whole thing’s turning out to be a real political tug-of-war.
