Nat’l Border Patrol Council President: The Southern Border Under Trump ‘Is Trending To Be the Most Secure Border I’ve Ever Worked Under’

ROBERTS Let s listen ░░░░░░░░ what Tom Homan told ░░░░░░░░ Bill Hammer this morning ░░░░░░░░ how much illegal border ░░░░░░░░ have declined in the ░░░░░░░░ three weeks Listen here ░░░░░░░░ starts HOMAN I looked ░░░░░░░░ the numbers today Bill ░░░░░░░░ total encounters on the ░░░░░░░░ border 229 Compare that ░░░░░░░░ 11 000 a day ░░░░░░░░ Biden I started in ░░░░░░░░ Patrol in 1984 I ░░░░░░░░ never seen the numbers ░░░░░░░░ high 229 total encounters ░░░░░░░░ the 24 hour period ░░░░░░░░ is a record Clip ░░░░░░░░ ROBERTS 229 encounters across ░░░░░░░░ entire southwestern border in ░░░░░░░░ hour period compared to ░░░░░░░░ 000 under Biden And ░░░░░░░░ Biden told us time ░░░░░░░░ time again there was ░░░░░░░░ he could do without ░░░░░░░░ PEREZ Look John I ░░░░░░░░ been with Border Patrol ░░░░░░░░ the INS days back ░░░░░░░░ 1997 so going on ░░░░░░░░ years and this is ░░░░░░░░ trending to be the ░░░░░░░░ secure border that I ░░░░░░░░ ever worked under because ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s policies ░░░░░░░░ everything that he s ░░░░░░░░ in place to secure ░░░░░░░░ border it s working ░░░░░░░░ those numbers actually tell ░░░░░░░░ story Smith Do you ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ or do you think ░░░░░░░░ is just an immediate ░░░░░░░░ to the new administration ░░░░░░░░ in PEREZ Well the ░░░░░░░░ that he s made ░░░░░░░░ our agents is they ░░░░░░░░ able to be out ░░░░░░░░ patrol they re able ░░░░░░░░ deter they re able ░░░░░░░░ go out there and ░░░░░░░░ the job that we ░░░░░░░░ have been doing for ░░░░░░░░ last four years but ░░░░░░░░ prevented from doing because ░░░░░░░░ the policies that Biden ░░░░░░░░ into place that were ░░░░░░░░ you know you talked ░░░░░░░░ the NGO shelters The ░░░░░░░░ of public funding that ░░░░░░░░ going to fund and ░░░░░░░░ them only incentivized people ░░░░░░░░ cross They facilitated the ░░░░░░░░ And so I m ░░░░░░░░ to see the funding ░░░░░░░░ up and I m ░░░░░░░░ to see that they ░░░░░░░░ going to be out ░░░░░░░░ business soon but yes ░░░░░░░░ allows us to go ░░░░░░░░ there and actively patrol ░░░░░░░░ border and deter and ░░░░░░░░ those people that are ░░░░░░░░ to come in illegally.”