U.S. Border Patrol chief Jason Owens expressed concern about the situation at the southern border, calling it a 'national security threat.' He mentioned that tens of thousands of migrants have entered the country surreptitiously over the past five months.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News , U.S. Border Patrol chief Jason Owens expressed concern about the situation at the southern border , calling it a ' national security threat .' He mentioned that tens of thousands of migrants have entered the country surreptitiously over the past five months. Owens stated that Border Patrol is on track to record one million apprehensions of migrants in the 2024 fiscal year.
He also highlighted the issue of 140,000 known got-aways, referring to migrants who are detected but not apprehended
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