Border Patrol this week arrested a member of a Mexican illegal immigrant gang with 20 prior arrests for illegally entering the country. This is indicative of the many challenges Border Patrol faces at the southern border and the threat posed by people attempting to enter the country.
Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens announced that agents in Laredo, Texas, have arrested a Mexican national who is a member of the Tango Blast gang.
Owens said he has been arrested 24 times for illegal entry using multiple names and dates of birth.
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This image shows a Mexican national who entered the United States illegally multiple times. (Customs and Border Security)
“Ensuring arrest and its consequences = border security is the only way to stop these targets,” he said.
Recidivism, in which illegal immigrants attempt to re-enter the country after being removed or deported, is a regular problem at the southern border.
After Title 42 ended last year, the Biden administration has been working to prevent recidivism by toughening penalties for illegal entry. But it also attacks a law signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott that makes illegal immigration a state crime and gives police the power to arrest illegal immigrants.
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A Border Patrol agent stands on a cliff near Sasabe, Arizona, searching for migrants who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border wall. (Salwan Georges/Washington Post via Getty Images)
So far this fiscal year, Border Patrol agents have apprehended 248 gang members, compared to 639 in fiscal 2023 and 751 in fiscal 2022. Overall, 1.3 million people have encountered migrants at the southern border so far, compared to an all-time high of 2.4. Last year it was a million dollars.
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Republicans are calling on the Biden administration to reverse the policy, which they believe is responsible for the historic crisis at the southern border. Meanwhile, the Biden administration says it needs more funding from Congress and comprehensive immigration reform. The party supports the bipartisan Senate bill, which so far has not received enough support to pass the House.
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But lawmakers and some officials have warned of an imminent danger from gang members trying to enter the United States. Republican Rep. Tony Gonzalez of Texas has recently sounded the alarm about the bloodthirsty Venezuelan street gang Torren de Aragua, which has spread across the United States.we
