While the migrant crisis continues to worsen, federal authorities have made the decision to close two bridges along the southern border in Eagle Pass, Texas. The closure is in response to thousands of migrants attempting to enter the country illegally. Additionally, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) temporarily suspended vehicle processing operations at Bridge 1 and the international railway crossing bridge in order to redirect personnel to assist the U.S. Border Patrol with taking migrants into custody.
The border areas of San Diego and El Paso are also seeing surges in illegal immigration while thousands of migrants were seen atop freight trains in Mexico bound for the U.S.-Mexico border, resulting in service suspensions within Mexico’s borders.
There has been an alarming increase of illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border between October 2022 and July, reaching a peak total of 2.2 million known illegal crossings in fiscal year 2022 according to federal data.
In September 2021, Del Rio in Texas saw about 15,000 illegal migrants crossing under the international bridge within days.
This is an all time high and is becoming increasingly difficult for our country’s limited resources to handle effectively or humanely without assistance from other countries or organizations like NATO or UNICEF who are better equipped to deal with migrant crises on a larger scale such as this one we are currently facing at our southern borders today.
As a result, CBP will continue to prioritize their border security mission as necessary, as well as maximize consequences against those without a legal basis to remain in the United States.
This influx of illegal immigrants presents a serious threat not only to our nation’s safety but also its sovereignty.
There have already been talks about expanding existing walls surrounding these areas as well as instituting stricter regulations when it comes to admitting foreign nationals onto American soil until we can get a handle on what exactly is happening.
