Congressman Tony Gonzales contended there is “danger” in requiring Customs and Border Protection to keep all illegal aliens in detention.
In his State of the Union address, President Biden touted a policy that he says preceded a 97 percent drop in illegal immigration from four countries.
October’s report was the first operational update since the resignation of Chris Magnus, former Customs and Border Protection commissioner.
The agency reported more than 2.4 million encounters with illegal aliens along the southern border last fiscal year, an all-time record.
One-third of the encounters near the southern border last month resulted in an expulsion under the Title 42 order.
Firefighters and border agents also rescued an illegal alien stuck on top of the wall after he tried to climb over using a rope ladder.
Apprehensions, most of which occur in Texas sectors, have already surpassed the total from the last fiscal year.
Though the current Democratic senator is pro-life, the two Democrats competing to succeed him have highlighted their opposing stance on the issue.
Border agents encountered about 38,000 unaccompanied minors in the first half of Fiscal Year 2022, which began in October.
Republicans have pressured Abbott to take more aggressive action against illegal immigration by challenging the federal government.
A special election for one of the Rio Grande Valley House districts will be held on May 7, 2022.
The federal Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general conducted an investigation into detention facilities in the Rio Grande Valley.
