U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials reported significant decreases in illegal border crossings and drug smuggling in sections where new barriers were built. Some sections reported nearly a 90 percent decrease in illegal entries compared to last year.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan tweeted a series of videos highlighting new sections of border walls. The commissioner said the completion of new walls decreased drug and human smuggling by significant numbers in these sections were no infrastructure previously existed.
“New border wall construction in Texas improves Border Patrol’s ability to slow, stop and/or contain attempted illegal cross border activity,” Morgan tweeted. “In one section in RGV that had no border infrastructure, apprehensions have declined by 79%.”
New border wall construction in Texas improves Border Patrol’s ability to slow, stop and/or contain attempted illegal cross border activity. In one section in RGV that had no border infrastructure, apprehensions have declined by 79%. pic.twitter.com/tPHVSrWd5Y
— CBP Mark Morgan (@CBPMarkMorgan) December 31, 2020
Morgan said that 200 miles of border wall systems in Arizona caused illegal entries by migrants to fall by 87 percent in FY20 compared to FY19.
With more than 200 miles of border wall system in Arizona, Border Patrol agents are better positioned to stop illegal activity. In Yuma Sector, illegal entries plummeted over 87% in FY20 compared to FY19. pic.twitter.com/ggGhXv21bV
— CBP Mark Morgan (@CBPMarkMorgan) December 31, 2020
San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Aaron Heitke the completion of a 14.8-mile section of a border wall system in the east county of San Diego.
In May of 2020, 14.8 miles of Border Wall project began in the east county of #SanDiego. Today the final panel was installed near #Tecate. pic.twitter.com/1AeDkxFVa7
— Chief Patrol Agent Aaron M. Heitke (@USBPChiefSDC) December 30, 2020
Morgan tweeted the new wall sections impede and deny illegal border crossings, disrupts drug and human smuggling, and prevent gang members and criminals from gaining a foothold in border communities.
The border wall system:
✅ Impedes & denies illegal border crossings
✅ Disrupts drug & human smuggling activities
✅ Prevents gang members & criminals from gaining a foothold in our border communities and beyondWe’re closing in on our goal of 450 miles by the end of the year. pic.twitter.com/Pyr0Q067fX
— CBP Mark Morgan (@CBPMarkMorgan) December 31, 2020
The benefits of the wall speak loudly and clearly: @CBP has recorded fewer illegal border crossings and a decline in drug and human smuggling activities in Border Patrol Sectors where barriers have been deployed. pic.twitter.com/omzx1mtsBL
— CBP Mark Morgan (@CBPMarkMorgan) December 31, 2020
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