NARCOMEX ON BIDEN'S OPEN AND UNDEFENDED SOUTHERN BORDER

With more than 1.2 million apprehensions this fiscal year through July, migrant apprehensions are on pace to break all records. Facility overcrowding and logistical problems have caused the agency to resort to detaining migrants in outdoor settings under international bridges.

EXCLUSIVE: Game Camera Shows Mexican Cartel Drug Smugglers Evade Capture in Texas

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RANDY CLARK

9 Sep 20210

1:57

On Wednesday, a drug smuggling event was captured on a surveillance camera south of Eagle Pass, Texas, according to a source within Customs and Border Protection. No agents were nearby to intercept. Agents assigned to a processing center attempted to respond from more than 20 miles away, but were unsuccessful.

The responding agents, according to the source, located footprints indicating the group of narcotics smugglers was six people. A game camera image shows one of the six carrying a large, square-shaped pack on his back—strongly suggesting the incident involves cartel smugglers due to the shape of the packaging.

Most migrants carry belongings, clothing, and essentials along their way north. The packs usually are small and vary in shape. The square shape, however, suggests illicit cargo was carried, according to the source.

The CBP source adds that a second group of migrants was encountered in the area close to the scene of the game camera incident. Those migrants were mostly adult males and females. Due to the heat, the few agents able to respond to the narcotics smuggling event were forced to redirect and render aid to the other group for humanitarian reasons.

The CBP source says that distraction groups are commonly sent to give cover for drug smugglers. The time it takes to secure the group of regular migrants can mean the difference between losing a drug delivery, the source explained.

Randy Clark is a 32-year veteran of the United States Border Patrol.  Prior to his retirement, he served as the Division Chief for Law Enforcement Operations, directing operations for nine Border Patrol Stations within the Del Rio, Texas, Sector. Follow him on Twitter @RandyClarkBBTX.

EXCLUSIVE: 500 Migrants Sit Under West Texas Border Bridge Due to Overcrowding

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RANDY CLARK

9 Sep 20210

2:12

DEL RIO, Texas — On Thursday, more than 500 mostly Haitian and Venezuelan migrants were detained outdoors near the banks of the Rio Grande, according to a source within U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The migrants were held under the Del Rio International Bridge which serves as the gateway to Ciudad Acuna, Mexico.

The source says the flow of migrants from Haiti, Venezuela, and Cuba are straining the Border Patrol’s resources–making efficient transport, processing, and housing, a near impossibility. The large groups are crossing almost daily and constitute most apprehensions made by Border Patrol in Del Rio.

More than 2,000 Haitian, Venezuelan, and Cuban migrants surrendered to the Border Patrol in the area during a recent one-week time span.

Border Patrol must free up detention space through transfers to other facilities or by releasing migrants to nonprofit shelters. Either option requires buses and drivers, which are in short supply.

Mexico is attempting to hold back the Haitian, Cuban, and Venezuelan migrants in the southern state of Chiapas by withholding immigration travel documents until refugee claims are processed.

Despite Mexico’s attempts, hundreds are still arriving almost daily in Ciudad Acuna, opposite Del Rio, Texas. CBP sources say the migrants waste little time there before crossing to Texas.

The Del Rio Sector leads the nation in the apprehension of Haitian and Venezuelan nationals — accounting for 69 percent of total arrests for these nationalities. The sector is ranked second in the nation for total migrant apprehensions, behind the Rio Grande Valley.

Randy Clark is a 32-year veteran of the United States Border Patrol.  Prior to his retirement, he served as the Division Chief for Law Enforcement Operations, directing operations for nine Border Patrol Stations within the Del Rio, Texas, Sector. Follow him on Twitter @RandyClarkBBTX.

Migrants Wait for Border Patrol on Texas Golf Course

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RANDY CLARK

9 Sep 20210

1:59

EAGLE PASS, Texas — On Wednesday, a group of migrants crossed the Rio Grande hoping to surrender to authorities near downtown. They were met by municipal golf course employees who told the migrants to stay in a shaded spot. In one of the busiest areas for migrant crossings in the city, they waited nearly an hour for Border Patrol agents to arrive.

The group of eight, including children, strolled through the course as residents continued their games in a scene that plays out daily as the Border Patrol is forced to abandon routine duties.

With more than 1.2 million apprehensions this fiscal year through July, migrant apprehensions are on pace to break all records. Facility overcrowding and logistical problems have caused the agency to resort to detaining migrants in outdoor settings under international bridges.

As reported by Breitbart, the Border Patrol is currently focused on the task of processing, feeding and caring for the medical issues of thousands of migrants apprehended daily. DHS volunteers from outside the Border Patrol have been re-assigned to help deal with the humanitarian crisis as well. The additional help has not been able to get the agents back into the field in sufficient numbers. Signs are posted throughout the sector for migrants to follow to major roadways where they are more easily found. Most agents who do get out of the detention facilities are relegated to transport functions between said facilities.

Once source with CBP, speaking on the condition of anonymity, says the impact on morale is getting harder to overcome.

Randy Clark is a 32-year veteran of the United States Border Patrol.  Prior to his retirement, he served as the Division Chief for Law Enforcement Operations, directing operations for nine Border Patrol Stations within the Del Rio, Texas, Sector. Follow him on Twitter @RandyClarkBBTX.