AP Photo/Julio Cortez
The situation at the southern border is only getting worse, and when it comes to solutions, there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel. It has been challenging to gain insight into the extent of the problem primarily due to a disturbing lack of transparency on the part of the Biden administration, whose actions caused the migrant crisis.
But the crisis has caused severe problems for those affected, and if the White House does not start taking the issue seriously, the consequences could become even more dire. As it stands today, there are several ways the situation has become problematic.
Border Patrol Drones Spot Migrants Crossing Border into Texas
25 Feb 2021
Border Patrol agents in South Texas increasingly utilize small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) to detect migrants crossing the border in remote areas. The sUAS pilots direct ground-based agents to the scene of the illegal border crossing and allow agents to be more efficient in covering these areas that are not secured by physical barriers.
In the Laredo Sector, Chief Patrol Agent Matthew Hudak tweeted photos showing agents tracking a group of migrants with an sUAS. The pilots observed 70 migrants illegally crossing the border where no physical barrier exists onto an expansive ranch in South Texas. Horseback-mounted agents tracked down the migrants and took them into custody.