The Border Patrol sent out a call for volunteers to help manage a sudden surge of immigrants crossing from Canada.
A memo from the Swanton Sector Chief Patrol Agent Robert Garcia, obtained by Fox News, called for sectors in the south to send volunteers north immediately. The response, called Operation Jagdkommando, is targeted at the Swanton Sector in Vermont and covers parts of New Hampshire and New York. Former Yuma Sector Chief Patrol Agent Chris Clem told the outlet that the vast majority of immigrants coming from the north are illegal Mexican immigrants.
NEW: Border Patrol leadership is asking for agents to voluntarily deploy to the northern border’s overwhelmed Swanton sector (VT/NH/NY), which has seen an 846% increase in illegal crossings since October, and saw more illegal crossings in January (367) than the previous 12… https://t.co/fx52UmaJsI pic.twitter.com/sb4UnJAWOy
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) February 19, 2023
NEW ENGLAND SEES MORE ILLEGAL BORDER ARRESTS IN JANUARY THAN PREVIOUS 12 YEARS
“We have to stand strong. We ought to stand firm with our partners. We need the administration to reach out to Canada, just like we need them to reach out to Mexico and hold them accountable to make sure both borders are secure,” Clem said.
“Chief Garcia is a phenomenal agent. … If he’s asking for help, we do know that we’ve got a problem up there,” he added.
Garcia noted that since October, his sector has demonstrated “an approximate 846% increase in encounters and apprehensions compared to the same period” in the previous year.
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The sub-freezing temperatures also threaten to create a humanitarian crisis as whole families unaccustomed to the cold attempt to make the crossing.
