Cruz: Biden’s Policies Responsible for 430,000 Percent Increase in Catch-and-Release at Border
By Melanie Arter | October 7, 2021 | 4:38pm EDT 
Haitian migrants rest as they cross the jungle of the Darien Gap, near Acandi, Choco department, Colombia, heading to Panama, on September 26, 2021, on their way trying to reach the US. (Photo by RAUL A(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Wednesday that the Biden administration’s immigration policies are responsible for a 430,000 percent uptick in catch-and-release numbers on the southern border, because on day one of his administration, President Joe Biden stopped construction of the border wall, ended the Remain in Mexico policy, and continued catch and release.
“The Washington Times reported on Sunday that catch and release numbers increased more than 430,000 percent this August compared to last August – 430,000 percent. That’s a percentage so big you almost think it’s a typo,” Cruz said.
According to the Washington Times,
In August 2020, the Trump administration managed something stunning. Border Patrol agents caught more than 47,000 illegal immigrants and immediately released just 10 of them into the interior.
This August, under President Biden, the Border Patrol made more than 195,000 arrests and released 43,941 people — an increase of more than 430,000%.
“The Biden Department of Homeland Security is preparing for up to 400,000 illegal immigrants to cross the border this month. We are seeing tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants,” Cruz said.
The senator said that a couple of weeks ago, he was in Del Rio, Texas, and saw 10,503 Haitian migrants camped out under the Del Rio bridge, overwhelming DHS’s capacity.
“Just over a week ago, I met with the Foreign Minister of Panama. She described how this year, the country of Panama – Panama sits on the juncture between South America and North America. This year, they have seen over 80,000 Haitians who had been living in South America crossing into Panama illegally on their way to the United States,” he said.
Cruz said that’s because the president and vice president refuse to enforce the law.
“Those are decisions they made literally the first day in office. Three decisions drove this crisis – immediately halting construction of the border wall – that happened on day one; reinstituting the failed policy of catch and release – that also happened on day one; and most indefensibly ending the incredibly successful Remain in Mexico international agreement,” he said.
“Remain in Mexico last year produced the lowest rate of illegal immigration in 45 years. This year because Joe Biden and Kamala Harris refuse to enforce the law, have continued to be utterly lawless, we are seeing the highest rate of illegal immigration in 21 years. This is a human catastrophe, a disaster. Texas is paying the price,” the senator said.
“The last couple of weeks, I did roundtables with farmers and ranchers in south Texas who described the chaos of finding dead bodies on their ranch land day after day after day, who described – moms in south Texas who described that they wouldn’t let their teenage children go outside unless they carried a loaded firearm because there’s so many human traffickers and narcotics traffickers crossing across their properties,” Cruz said.
(CNSNews.com) – Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Wednesday that the Biden administration’s immigration policies are responsible for a 430,000 percent uptick in catch-and-release numbers on the southern border, because on day one of his administration, President Joe Biden stopped construction of the border wall, ended the Remain in Mexico policy, and continued catch and release.
“The Washington Times reported on Sunday that catch and release numbers increased more than 430,000 percent this August compared to last August – 430,000 percent. That’s a percentage so big you almost think it’s a typo,” Cruz said.
According to the Washington Times,
In August 2020, the Trump administration managed something stunning. Border Patrol agents caught more than 47,000 illegal immigrants and immediately released just 10 of them into the interior.
This August, under President Biden, the Border Patrol made more than 195,000 arrests and released 43,941 people — an increase of more than 430,000%.
“The Biden Department of Homeland Security is preparing for up to 400,000 illegal immigrants to cross the border this month. We are seeing tens of thousands of Haitian immigrants,” Cruz said.
The senator said that a couple of weeks ago, he was in Del Rio, Texas, and saw 10,503 Haitian migrants camped out under the Del Rio bridge, overwhelming DHS’s capacity.
“Just over a week ago, I met with the Foreign Minister of Panama. She described how this year, the country of Panama – Panama sits on the juncture between South America and North America. This year, they have seen over 80,000 Haitians who had been living in South America crossing into Panama illegally on their way to the United States,” he said.
Cruz said that’s because the president and vice president refuse to enforce the law.
“Those are decisions they made literally the first day in office. Three decisions drove this crisis – immediately halting construction of the border wall – that happened on day one; reinstituting the failed policy of catch and release – that also happened on day one; and most indefensibly ending the incredibly successful Remain in Mexico international agreement,” he said.
“Remain in Mexico last year produced the lowest rate of illegal immigration in 45 years. This year because Joe Biden and Kamala Harris refuse to enforce the law, have continued to be utterly lawless, we are seeing the highest rate of illegal immigration in 21 years. This is a human catastrophe, a disaster. Texas is paying the price,” the senator said.
“The last couple of weeks, I did roundtables with farmers and ranchers in south Texas who described the chaos of finding dead bodies on their ranch land day after day after day, who described – moms in south Texas who described that they wouldn’t let their teenage children go outside unless they carried a loaded firearm because there’s so many human traffickers and narcotics traffickers crossing across their properties,” Cruz said.
“This is a humanitarian crisis. It’s a public health crisis. It’s a national security crisis, and right now Joe Biden and Kamala Harris refuse to do a damn thing about it. Joe Biden won’t even go to the southern border, and Kamala Harris refuses to go to the Rio Grande Valley – the epicenter of this tragedy. This tragedy needs to end, and Joe Biden and Kamala Harris needs to follow the law,” he said.
Memo: Biden Admin Weighing Plans To Send Migrants to Vermont
Internal deliberations come after crisis in Del Rio, Texas
The crisis on the southwest border is forcing the Department of Homeland Security to consider flying migrants all the way to Vermont for processing, according to internal documents reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon.
Federal immigration agencies are preparing contingency plans for a chaotic fall and winter that include looking to states thousands of miles away for assistance. According to a memo obtained by the Free Beacon, DHS is husbanding resources for the "unconfirmed" transfer of migrants to New York and Vermont and awaiting a response from Border Patrol about the number of additional processing machines required.
A spokeswoman for Customs and Border Protection declined to address the Vermont relocation plans, saying the department does not comment on leaked information.
The Oct. 6 memo indicates that federal officials are considering moving migrants to the Swanton Sector, a Border Patrol site that encompasses 24,000 square miles and includes the entire state of Vermont, as well as broad swaths of upstate New York and New Hampshire. The internal deliberations come just weeks after more than 10,000 migrants, mostly from Haiti, arrived in Del Rio, Texas, and sparked a humanitarian crisis in the border town.
The Swanton Sector, documents show, would require across-the-board upgrades to facilities in order to expand capacity. New computers and cellular systems for internet connection are just two of the technology overhauls required for the mission. The document did not indicate how many migrants the Swanton Sector should expect if they are indeed processed there.
"The idea of moving migrants from Haiti and South America to one of the country’s coldest regions shows how disastrous the situation is on the southern border and that DHS is running low on options," one senior DHS official said, noting the peculiar nature of potentially relocating people more acclimated to the warmer climates of South America.
More than 1.5 million migrants have crossed the southern border in 2021, with that number expected to reach 2 million by the end of the year given current trends. The month of August saw 208,887 encounters, with July recording the most encounters in more than two decades.
The release of migrants into border towns has created tension with mayors and city officials. The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated concerns by local leaders on the border that the release of migrants puts further strain on public health facilities.
An inspector general report released in September concluded that the Biden administration has yet to implement a "formal" COVID-19 testing policy for migrants. Most holding facilities are operating far beyond capacity, making "proper physical distancing" impossible, per the IG.
Some cities, such as Laredo, Texas, have filed lawsuits against the Biden administration in order to stop DHS’s practice of dropping off migrants on the streets. Citing overwhelmed hospitals, Laredo officials called the Biden administration’s conduct a direct threat to the health of residents.
The inspector general and critics of the Biden administration say that the administration’s decision not to fully use Title 42—a federal law that allows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to effectively shut down the nation’s border during a health crisis—continues creating incentives for migrants from around the world to come to the border and apply for asylum. President Joe Biden has expanded Title 42 exemptions to include unaccompanied minors as well as family units, while focusing on deporting single men without a humanitarian-related reason to stay in the country.
The Biden administration is trying to end the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" policy that forces asylum seekers to wait outside the United States before their asylum court hearing. The Supreme Court ruled against the Biden administration's request for a stay on a federal court ruling that found Biden acted unlawfully when trying to end the program. Proponents of "Remain in Mexico" argue the program deters migrants without credible claims of asylum from entering the country.
SHOCKING IMAGES OF CARTELS ON U.S. BORDERS:
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2017/11/americas-open-borders-with-narcomex.html
“Heroin is not produced in the United States. Every gram of heroin present in the United States provides unequivocal evidence of a failure of border security because every gram of heroin was smuggled into the United States. Indeed, this is precisely a point that Attorney General Jeff Sessions made during his appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on October 18, 2017 when he again raised the need to secure the U.S./Mexican border to protect American lives.” Michael Cutler …..FrontPageMag.com
WATCH: Migrants Stream into South Texas Border Town at Night
ROMA, Texas — Border Patrol agents stood in the city’s town square processing a continuous flow of mostly Central American migrants eagerly seeking to surrender. The groups, escorted from the banks of the Rio Grande by Army National Guardsmen and Roma Police, numbered more than 200 in a few hours on Tuesday alone.
Human traffickers in Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, ferried the migrants in inflatable rafts. Soldiers stood watch on the riverbank observing the smugglers conduct their business. Once on U.S. soil, soldiers led the migrants into the city in groups of 30 or more.
Border Patrol agents took biographical information from the migrants as they waited for transportation to a processing center and likely release. As reported by Breitbart Texas, the routine is a nightly affair for all parties involved.
The process flows smoothly on both sides of the border. In Mexico, trucks move quietly in the darkness to unload migrants and deliver them to the river guides. The migrants, who have already paid the Gulf Cartel for the right to cross the river, wear wrist bracelets as proof of payment.
Almost on the half hour, each group is lined up along the U.S. side of the river and instructed to march into the city. As the migrants emerge from the darkness, Roma Police escort the migrants to Border Patrol per a federal grant program.
The population of Roma is slightly greater than 11,000. The number of migrants crossing into the city will eclipse that number in less than one month at the current pace, according to a source within CBP. Roma does not have a Border Patrol station in the city proper and the apprehensions are carried under the nearby Rio Grande City hub.
Overall, the source says, the numbers are not waning as the new fiscal year begins. According to the source, more than 9,000 migrants have been apprehended in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the last week.
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.
Arrests of Deported Sex Offenders, Criminal Aliens Up 300 Percent Along Border
The number of arrests of deported sex offenders, felons, and gang members continues to spike in multiple sectors along the U.S.-Mexico Border. Recent cases include Mexican cartel members.
Arrests of criminal migrants who illegally re-enter the U.S. jumped from 2,438 in FY 2020 to 9,728 through the end of August 2021. This represents an increase of nearly 300 percent with the September numbers still unreported. Of those arrested, 448 had convictions for sexual offenses — up from 156 for all of FY 2020. Additionally, agents apprehended 1,769 migrants with outstanding warrants for their arrest.
Yuma Sector Chief Patrol Agent Chris T. Clem tweeted a photo of another criminal alien taken into custody on October 6 after illegally re-entering the U.S. The sector identified the man as Edward Antonio Gutierrez-Martinez and said he has felony convictions for first-degree child rape and incest.
Big Bend Sector Border Patrol agents arrested a group of 35 migrants earlier this week who had illegally entered the U.S. in one of Texas’ most remote regions. The Van Horn Station agents processed the migrants and found one to be a previously deported sex offender. A U.S. court convicted the Salvadoran national for second-degree felony rape, according to information obtained from Border Patrol officials.
The Salvadoran national has multiple deportations in his federal immigration history. A federal court convicted him for illegal re-entry after removal as a convicted felon. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers last removed the criminal alien in November 2016. He now faces new federal charges for illegal re-entry after removal. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in federal prison.
Corpus Christi Station agents received a call on October 4 from the Refugio County Sheriff’s Office regarding a suspect group of smuggled migrants. The agents responded and determined the group of five migrants illegally entered the U.S., according to Rio Grande Valley Sector officials.
During processing, a criminal database search identified one of the men, a Mexican national, as a member of the hyperviolent MS-13 gang. Reports show an extensive criminal history in the U.S. including a third-degree assault with criminal negligence causing injury with a weapon, officials stated. The court sentenced the Mexican national to 18 months in jail. ERO officers subsequently removed the man to Mexico.
The following day, McAllen Station agents received a request for assistance from the La Joya Police Department. The officers had five suspected migrants in custody. Agents responded and took the group into custody for illegally entering the U.S.
The agents identified the migrants as citizens of Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. During processing, a records check identified two of the men as members of the Gulf Cartel. Officials said one of the cartel members has been active for many years. The second appeared to be in training.
In Fiscal Year 2021, Border Patrol agents around the nation arrested 325 gang members through the end of August. Of those, more than 150 gang members were arrested in the RGV Sector, officials stated.
In California, El Centro Sector agents arrested a Mexican national and identified him as a member of the Sureño gang. The man has a criminal history including a conviction for drug trafficking in 2015.
Breitbart Texas reports extensively on the arrest of migrants with criminal histories that include sexual offenses. These reports also include the arrests of previously deported child sex offenders.
Bob Price serves as associate editor and senior news contributor for the Breitbart Texas-Border team. He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team. Price is a regular panelist on Fox 26 Houston’s What’s Your Point? Sunday-morning talk show. Follow him on Twitter @BobPriceBBTX and Face
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