U.S. Border Patrol chief calls southern border a "national security threat"

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[Libloather]

Washington — In an exclusive interview with CBS News, U.S. Border Patrol chief Jason Owens called the situation at the southern border a "national security threat," expressing concern about tens of thousands of migrants who have evaded apprehension and entered the country surreptitiously over the past five months.

Owens said Border Patrol is "closing in" on recording one million apprehensions of migrants in between ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2024 fiscal year, which started in October. For the third consecutive year, his agency is on track to record two million apprehensions by the time the fiscal year ends at the end of September, Owens added. crossings are being aided by a criminal network of smugglers.

"That number is a large number, but what's keeping me up at night is the 140,000 known got-aways," Owens said in his first exclusive interview as Border Patrol chief, referring to migrants who are detected by cameras and sensors crossing into the U.S. illegally, but not apprehended.

"Why are they risking their lives and crossing in areas where we can't get to?" Owens asked. "Why are they hiding? What do they have to hide? What are they bringing in? What is their intent? Where are they coming from? We simply don't know the answers to those questions. Those things for us are what represent the threat to our communities."

The situation, Owens added, amounts to "a national security threat."

"Border security is a big piece of national security," he said. "And if we don't know who is coming into our country, and we don't know what their intent is, that is a threat and they're exploiting a vulnerability that's on our border right now."

Still, Owens agreed that the vast majority of migrants coming to the U.S. border are "good people."

[Libloather]

Other than maybe taking his meds, Veggie Pedo Pete has one job. And his border czarette is really stinkin' up the place.

[Omnivore-Dan]

Really? He just realized this now? “Mostly good people”? How the hell would he know? Venezuela released their prisoners and sent them here. proof of that is what just happened at the border when border agents were overrun. “140,000” known gotaways. The fact is they have no idea how many “gotaways” there are. The money spent on these ILLEGAL parasites far, far, outweighs the cost of a wall.

[roving]

So why is the Border Patrol welding gate doors open?

[roving]

The Border Patrol is not our friends. They are a huge part of the problem.

https://www.judicialwatch.org/open-border-wall-flood-gates/

[Ex-Con777]

“Still, Owens agreed that the vast majority of migrants coming to the U.S. border are “good people.””

It only took 19 visa overstays on 9/11/01 to bring the world to its knees. They were all good people until they weren’t.

EC

[deepestsouth1]

“Mostly good people” whose very first act when entering the country is breaking one of the countries laws.

[Carriage Hill]

Too late now. The several hundred/thousand terrorists are already here, and planning massive and widespread “hits” on thousands of America’s “soft targets”.