Sheriff Mark Lamb on Border Crisis: ‘You Need an Actual Military to Stop This Amount of People, This Is an Invasion’

DEANGELIS These numbers are ░░░░░░░░ staggering 35 000 in ░░░░░░░░ four days The situation ░░░░░░░░ to get worse Art ░░░░░░░░ Cueto tells us it ░░░░░░░░ the worst that he ░░░░░░░░ seen in his lifetime ░░░░░░░░ reaction LAMB Well it ░░░░░░░░ the worst that my ░░░░░░░░ have seen as well ░░░░░░░░ Now we work with ░░░░░░░░ Patrol We have a ░░░░░░░░ of helicopters We use ░░░░░░░░ helicopters to help them ░░░░░░░░ their mission And the ░░░░░░░░ day our guys were ░░░░░░░░ doing 911 calls rescue ░░░░░░░░ for the people that ░░░░░░░░ cartels had left behind ░░░░░░░░ my pilots were saying ░░░░░░░░ ve never seen it ░░░░░░░░ bad There s people ░░░░░░░░ in the desert out ░░░░░░░░ And Art you know ░░░░░░░░ tell you as well ░░░░░░░░ of the places where ░░░░░░░░ don t allow you ░░░░░░░░ go out and look ░░░░░░░░ out on the reservation ░░░░░░░░ the San Miguel entrance ░░░░░░░░ that place is being ░░░░░░░░ as well which is ░░░░░░░░ not being viewed by ░░░░░░░░ of the media DEANGELIS ░░░░░░░░ what do we do ░░░░░░░░ this massive migrant caravan ░░░░░░░░ s making its way ░░░░░░░░ the southern border right ░░░░░░░░ One activist saying that ░░░░░░░░ could swell to over ░░░░░░░░ 000 people that would ░░░░░░░░ it one of the ░░░░░░░░ to travel north this ░░░░░░░░ Sheriff how are your ░░░░░░░░ preparing for this surge ░░░░░░░░ know that our our ░░░░░░░░ down at the border ░░░░░░░░ completely strapped and struggling ░░░░░░░░ deal with the influx ░░░░░░░░ migrants right now and ░░░░░░░░ some cases putting their ░░░░░░░░ at risk LAMB Well ░░░░░░░░ I got a call ░░░░░░░░ Thanksgiving Day and imagine ░░░░░░░░ s gotten a lot ░░░░░░░░ in December as your ░░░░░░░░ is showing from Border ░░░░░░░░ on Thanksgiving day saying ░░░░░░░░ were outnumbered 200 to ░░░░░░░░ I guarantee that s ░░░░░░░░ closer now to 300 ░░░░░░░░ 400 to 1 Can ░░░░░░░░ imagine being one Border ░░░░░░░░ agent with all these ░░░░░░░░ aged men You re ░░░░░░░░ women here but in ░░░░░░░░ what we re typically ░░░░░░░░ are military aged men ░░░░░░░░ from places like Senegal ░░░░░░░░ Mauritania Egypt Uzbekistan you ░░░░░░░░ seeing them from all ░░░░░░░░ the place And so ░░░░░░░░ I think our guys ░░░░░░░░ concerned about their health ░░░░░░░░ safety as are mine ░░░░░░░░ are we supposed to ░░░░░░░░ this many people You ░░░░░░░░ an actual military to ░░░░░░░░ this amount of people ░░░░░░░░ this is an invasion ░░░░░░░░ That s exactly what ░░░░░░░░ is.”