Lt. Christopher Olivarez: Open-Border Activists Were Not on the Front Lines Taking Care of the Children, the Border Patrol Was

SHIMKUS You know what ░░░░░░░░ are going to say ░░░░░░░░ re going to say ░░░░░░░░ Trump is deporting families ░░░░░░░░ their children he s ░░░░░░░░ What would you say ░░░░░░░░ those critics OLIVAREZ Well ░░░░░░░░ think there is no ░░░░░░░░ with anybody that s ░░░░░░░░ For one of course ░░░░░░░░ are criticizing that we ░░░░░░░░ t deport anybody and ░░░░░░░░ children themselves But we ░░░░░░░░ to look at look ░░░░░░░░ the amount of family ░░░░░░░░ that took place over ░░░░░░░░ last four years and ░░░░░░░░ witnessed it myself because ░░░░░░░░ would come across unaccompanied ░░░░░░░░ as small as two ░░░░░░░░ old that were coming ░░░░░░░░ the border but yet ░░░░░░░░ was no criticism about ░░░░░░░░ at all there was ░░░░░░░░ help from anybody These ░░░░░░░░ border activists they were ░░░░░░░░ out on the fronts ░░░░░░░░ taking care of these ░░░░░░░░ we were And now ░░░░░░░░ we re trying to ░░░░░░░░ these children actually locate ░░░░░░░░ 300 000 unaccompanied children ░░░░░░░░ will be a challenge ░░░░░░░░ is the process moving ░░░░░░░░ I mean we have ░░░░░░░░ get these children back ░░░░░░░░ their families Of course ░░░░░░░░ they do not have ░░░░░░░░ legitimate asylum claim then ░░░░░░░░ rule is the law ░░░░░░░░ they have to go ░░░░░░░░ their country SHIMKUS The ░░░░░░░░ of Homeland Security recently ░░░░░░░░ this on X Thanks ░░░░░░░░ the strong leadership of ░░░░░░░░ Trump and Secretary Noem ░░░░░░░░ crossings have plummeted 94 ░░░░░░░░ world has heard our ░░░░░░░░ The border is closed ░░░░░░░░ lawbreakers However lieutenant the ░░░░░░░░ are trying and there ░░░░░░░░ reports that smugglers are ░░░░░░░░ their trucks to look ░░░░░░░░ Border Patrol vehicles How ░░░░░░░░ of an issue is ░░░░░░░░ OLIVARES Well it s ░░░░░░░░ big issue But let ░░░░░░░░ go back quick to ░░░░░░░░ historic decrease in illegal ░░░░░░░░ crossings We know for ░░░░░░░░ fact now and of ░░░░░░░░ we ve known this ░░░░░░░░ the years we do ░░░░░░░░ need new legislation any ░░░░░░░░ laws to actually stop ░░░░░░░░ border crisis that we ░░░░░░░░ facing the last four ░░░░░░░░ All we needed was ░░░░░░░░ leadership that would follow ░░░░░░░░ rule and that s ░░░░░░░░ we have right now ░░░░░░░░ s why you see ░░░░░░░░ decline historic decline in ░░░░░░░░ crossings averaging between 200 ░░░░░░░░ 300 per day across ░░░░░░░░ entire southwest border And ░░░░░░░░ go back to years ░░░░░░░░ to that we were ░░░░░░░░ with thousands Going back ░░░░░░░░ your question these cloned ░░░░░░░░ that are used as ░░░░░░░░ methods we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ over the years The ░░░░░░░░ and criminal organizations in ░░░░░░░░ will adapt to any ░░░░░░░░ of changes in policy ░░░░░░░░ even the presence of ░░░░░░░░ enforcement so we re ░░░░░░░░ that now Yes the ░░░░░░░░ are very low but ░░░░░░░░ do have those that ░░░░░░░░ to sneak into the ░░░░░░░░ and that s why ░░░░░░░░ re seeing these type ░░░░░░░░ concealments with cloned law ░░░░░░░░ vehicles That s one ░░░░░░░░ we have to keep ░░░░░░░░ eye on and also ░░░░░░░░ because we do have ░░░░░░░░ that are still trying ░░░░░░░░ sneak into this country ░░░░░░░░ SHIMKUS Yeah and the ░░░░░░░░ said during his speech ░░░░░░░░ Congress Democrats kept on ░░░░░░░░ that we need legislation ░░░░░░░░ crack down on the ░░░░░░░░ Turns out all you ░░░░░░░░ is a new president ░░░░░░░░ explains that 94 drop ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing OLIVAREZ ░░░░░░░░