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Americas southern border has challenged policymakers for decades. The 1,951-mile U.S.-Mexico border spans deserts, rivers, and urban areas and is annually bombarded with tens of thousands of people trying to illegally enter our country, many of whom come from Venezuela, Colombia, and Honduras.

Illegal immigration has played an increasingly important role in recent presidential elections, with candidate Donald Trump making bold promises in 2016 to build a 1,000 mile long border wall and send Mexico the bill.

Trumps wall never fully materialized. Only approximately eighty miles of it covering areas previously without a fence were constructed during his administration.

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Those who understand the roots of Americas immigration woes know the underlying issues go much deeper than a failure to erect physical barriers.

Americas immigration laws which grant rights to asylum seekers and dictate punishments for illegal entrants are the true driver of illegal immigration.

The controversy surrounding the expiration of title 42 (commonly referred to as the remain in Mexico policy) demonstrates just how important these laws are.

Title 42 was a Covid-era policy implemented by the Trump administration that did not carry the weight of the law. On its face, Title 42 aimed sought to minimize immigration while communities across the nation struggled to prevent transmission of the virus although progressive activists argued the pandemic was an excuse for Trump to take otherwise impossible border action.

What existed before Title 42 and what is permanent immigration law is Title 8. It makes illegal entry a misdemeanor, puts those who enter again on a five-year ban list and gives prosecutors the ability to charge those caught a third time with a felony.

Democrats are caught between a rock and a hard place politically on this issue where the realities of governance clash with the idealogical ideals of the partys progressive base. There is also selective interpretation, as Barack Obamas Immigration Detention Centers became Trump-era Kids in Cages, which in turn became Biden era Migrant Child Facilities.

Progressives decried Trumps policies as racist throughout his administration. For example, a 2019 Time magazine column was entitled Trumps Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Was Never About Legality It Was About Our Brown Skin.

President Joe Biden set himself up for a crisis. Years of Democratic rhetoric supporting illegal immigration had a predictable effect leading to more illegal immigration once a Democrat was in office. That was clearly illustrated by the radical increase in border patrol encounters with illegal aliens after Biden took office.

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While border encounters are not the end-all-be-all statistic for illegal immigration analysis, (because administrations can structure policies to minimize encounters in order to make the numbers give a false impression), they are in line with other information about the increase in illegal immigration.

Last month, U.S. Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz testified to Congress that the federal government doesnt have operational control of the border i.e. that the border is not secure. His warning came shortly after a whistleblower within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) told Congress the agency lost 85,000 unaccompanied children two thirds of whom are believed to be exploitatively employed in violation of child labor laws.

The recent actions of Democratic lawmakers indicate the American people Democrats included are alarmed by the state of the southern border. During the 2022 midterm elections, numerous victorious Democratic candidates including U.S. senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania broke from Biden on immigration. Fetterman told Politico in April 2022 that we should not end Title 42 until we have a detailed plan in place.

Democratic Senators Maggie Hassan, Catherine Masto and Mark Kelly expressed discontent with Bidens border policy in an updated Politico report as the expiration of title 42 approached.

Theres having things on a piece of paper and then what is going on on the southern border and there is a huge disconnect, Kelly told the publication.

The practical concerns of these lawmakers many of whom anticipate immigration playing an important role in their next election are not shared by all in power, as was demonstrated in 2021 when the Biden White House leveled false allegations that U.S. border patrol agents whipped Haitian immigrants while chasing them on horseback.

Despite an investigation indicating there was no merit to the allegations, the White House has yet to apologize to the agents falsely accused or to the agency.

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This public relations snafu likely the result of ideologically driven White House staffers buying too much into their own rhetoric shows the sway the anti-immigration enforcement wing has (or had) within the White House.

It seems that political realities weigh heavier on Biden administration officials as they prepare for the 2024 presidential election. They implemented new standards that mimic title 42 rules as the Trump era policy expired.

Immigration reporter Alicia Caldwell of The Wall Street Journal summed up Bidens rules, saying, those who cross illegally, and havent asked for protections in other countries by and large wont be eligible theyll face swift deportation.

The administration also announced plans to build immigration processing facilities in Central and South America to preemptively process asylum requests and has asked for more resources for border patrol use.

While progressives decry this policy (the ACLU sued the government over it) and Republicans continue to disparage the presidents poor handling of the issue the reality is any permanent solution for this problem must come from Congress.

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The roadblocks in the way of possible reform are significant. For the millions of illegal aliens who have lived in America for years and for the employers who rely on their labor to operate their businesses a path for naturalization is a must.

Advocates on both sides of the aisle argue that legislation similar to Ronald Reagans immigration reform and control act of 1986 which temporarily slowed illegal immigration through the creation of an easier path to legal immigration should serve as a model for new legislation.

There arent many feasible solutions that do not involve naturalizing large swaths of illegal immigrants. But doing so without reforming the larger legal framework that led to millions of illegal entrants breaking into the country would only encourage further illegal immigration.

The Republican party a group one might expect to have advanced meaningful immigration reform given their rhetoric hasnt made major legislative headway on the issue.

Prior to Trumps presidency the GOP was dominated by corporatist neoconservatives, whose donors were the beneficiaries of the cheap labor illegal immigrants provided. Couple this with the fact that Democrat strategists still operating under the impression that Latin American people would vote blue, assumed that the naturalization of illegal immigrants would be a political boon for their party.

It soon became apparent why neither party was motivated to change the status quo.

Trumps populist success blew up both partys assumptions. His calls to restrict immigration legal and illegal were born of an economic-nationalist desire to decrease competition within the American labor force and subsequently drive up wages. This was a message that both the Republican base and Latin Americans supported in unexpected numbers.

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This shift left traditional Republican think tanks and policy centers spinning. Should they continue to push neoconservative open-borders solutions favorable to the corporate class? Or should they promote policy that would unequivocally empower law enforcement to dam the flow of illegal immigrants by fundamentally reshaping what is currently a catch and release system?

The failure of GOP leadership to make a meaningful push for reform when it held all three branches of government between Trumps inauguration and the 2018 midterm elections speaks volumes about the partys inability settle on a solution. Also, its hard to gauge where Republican legislators currently stand since they dont have to do the hard work of advancing legislation and can just pile on the current administrations failures.

If Bidens policy pivot successfully smothers the influx of illegal immigration, the issue wont play the outsized role it is poised to play in the 2024 presidential election. Should he fail, candidates in competitive districts across the nation will be forced to defend or reject his handling of the southern border and Trump will undoubtedly redouble his argument to the American people that Bidens failure to secure the southern border contributed to the nationwide spike in violent crime and drug overdoses.

Should comprehensive border reform be addressed legislatively, it will be relatively easy to generate support for nationalization of immigrants who have successfully integrated themselves into American society. A Fox News post 2020 election poll found that 71 percent of Americans support legal status for undocumented immigrants.

A purely economic analysis would suggest that this opinion is well-founded. As Americas geopolitical rivals Russia and China face the serious threat of demographic collapse, America is one of the only developed nations to have a growing population and that is a good thing.

To put it in perspective, economists dont have models which arent predicated on perpetual GDP growth and one of the driving factors of this perpetual growth is perpetual population increase.

China currently sits on the brink of economic disaster largely because it does not have a rising young consumer generation to drive its domestic economy. Immigration prevents the United States from suffering a similar fate given that Americans are currently reproducing well below a replacement birthrate.

Legislation aimed at processing visa applications more rapidly as well as the faster adjudication of backlogged immigration court proceedings would help solve this issue and discourage visa overstays.

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It would be unfortunate if naturalization is not coupled with (an admittedly less politically viable) reassessment of the rights of refugee and asylum seekers, as well as appropriate (and mandatory) penalties for those who attempt to illegally enter the country. The urgent need for this reform was recently demonstrated by an illegal immigrant whod been deported four times already allegedly killing five of his neighbors in Texas.

Once this fundamentally flawed system is reassessed, investments in physical barriers like Trumps wall will truly be worth discussing.

Given the hard realities legislators must stare down to fix this issue and the lack of will to address the issues demonstrated by decades of legislative inaction dont expect much.

The breakdown of the rule of law on Americas southern border benefits nobody gang members and terrorists are free to enter the country with large quantities of narcotics, as well as to engage in widespread human trafficking activities, all of which threaten American citizens.

Undocumented immigrants, the vast majority of whom are good people who aspire to build a better life in America, are victimized by this system too, since there are no guarantees that the cartel affiliated coyotes who control the border crossings on the Mexican side will not kill or rape their clients.

Reagan once said, a nation without borders is no nation at all. That is ironic given his failure (and the failure of all Republicans who came after him) to materially address this issue. Still, Reagan was right.

The U.S. must have a border that effectively prevents violent cartels from superseding the rule of law. FITSNews understands the importance of informed conversations about this complicated issue, and is committed to continued coverage.

We also plan on traveling to the border in the very near future as part of that coverage. Stay tuned

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KUALA LUMPUR: A woman suspected to have raked in millions by offering illegal immigration services to foreigners and employers was arrested at a condominium in Taman Melati Utama in Setapak here.

Kuala Lumpur Immigration director Syamsul Badrin Mohshin said the 48-year-old suspects year-old operation was busted when they raided the house at 11am Wednesday (May 17) in Ops Serkap.

He said she charged her "clients RM2,500 each for Labour Recalibration (RTK) registrations and RM8,000 for Temporary Work Visit Pass (PLKS) renewals although the department had never appointed any party to do such work.

"We conducted intelligence and surveillance operations for a month after an employer made a report on the activities of the woman.

"Our investigation found that she conducted her scheme with the help of a friend believed to be a Bangladeshi and collected millions from her customers, he told a press conference at the Home Ministry here today (May 18).

He said three foreign men, aged 42 to 48, were also arrested during the raid.

"We seized, among other things, 314 Bangladeshi passports, a computer, mobile phones, 17 CIDB cards and RM61,550 in cash, he said.

Syamsul Badrin said his officers also raided the womans office in Taman Sri Rampai, Setapak at about 12.20pm on the day of her arrest.

They seized 53 Bangladeshi passports, 198 CIDB cards, seven payment record books, eight company files and three company licences from the office.

He said the woman and the three men were detained for investigations under the Passport Act 1959/63. - Bernama

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An 8-year-old girl who died while in U.S. border custody on Wednesday had been detained for a week more than twice the amount of time the government generally aims to hold migrants, particularly children, according to two people familiar with the situation.

The girl and her family were being held in a Customs and Border Protection facility in Harlingen, Texas, where they were waiting to be deported on a flight to Honduras. The family was among thousands of migrants who crossed the countrys southern border ahead of the expiration of a pandemic-era immigration rule that the authorities had feared would lead to a large influx of migrants and overcrowding at border holding facilities.

The people familiar with the situation spoke on the condition of anonymity because the childs death is under internal investigation.

Hondurass foreign ministry identified the girl as Anadith Danay Reyes lvarez, a Panamanian national known to her family as Ana, who was born with a heart condition. Her parents, who are Honduran, traveled to the United States so that their daughter could have a better life, said Antonio Garca, the countrys foreign vice minister.

Customs and Border Protection officials said on Wednesday that emergency medical services had transported the girl to a hospital, where she died. Biden administration officials did not respond to additional questions about the circumstances surrounding the childs death, citing the internal review. A border official in Texas who was not authorized to speak publicly said that Ana had a serious medical conditionof which officials had not immediately been aware.

Though all migrants are given health screenings when taken into federal custody, the death of a child is at the heart of concerns about the governments policy of detaining children for any period of time and particularly in crowded settings. While there is no law or official guidance about how long undocumented migrants are to be detained while in border custody, the government typically aims for about three days.

In the past week the authorities have struggled with overcrowding at border facilities, which quickly exceeded capacity after a spike in illegal migration ahead of last weeks lifting of the pandemic-era public health rule, known as Title 42.

That policy had allowedofficialstoexpelsome migrantsswiftly, instead of holding them in custody. Sinceitsexpiration, officials have reverted to policies that involve longer processing times for migrants.

On May 17, the day Ana died, migrants were being held for an average of four and a half days, according to internal data obtained by The New York Times, compared to an average of a little under three days on May 10.

The bottom line is you need to get families out of C.B.P. custody because the conditions generally are substandard and not appropriate for kids to be held in, said Wendy Young, the president of the advocacy group Kids in Need of Defense. Scientific studies have concluded that detaining children, even if they are with their parents, can cause developmental and mental health issues.

Brandon Judd, the leader of the Border Patrol labor union, said agents have raised concerns about the crowded detention centers.

Theres a reason that you have a certain capacity, and thats for the safety of everybody, Mr. Judd said. When you exceed that capacity, then safety levels are going to go way down.

In 2018 and 2019, when the numbers of migrant crossings reached high levels,the Trump administration came under intense criticism for the death of minors in Customs and Border Protectiondetention.

In an interview with Univision on May 18, Lorna Santos, Anas aunt, said that the childs mother told officials at the Customs and Border Protectionfacility that Ana was having trouble breathing, but that a medical staff member dismissed her concerns.Ms. Santos said the girls mother told her that Ana later faintedand was taken to a hospital, where she died in the waiting room.

Wilson Paz, the director of Hondurass migrant protection service, said Anas father told Honduran authorities that she had undergone surgery in Panama three years ago to address a membrane blocking blood from reaching her heart. Mr. Paz said she was tested for Covid-19 when she went to the United States, and she was diagnosed with the flu.

The Biden administration has been managing a historic spike in illegal migration for the past two years, as people flee authoritarian states, violence and extreme poverty.

Though the administration added more staff to help process migrants into the country and increased Customs and Border Protections capacity to hold migrantsbefore Title 42 expired, it was not enough to stave off the backups that led to overcrowding last week.

In the week since the policy ended, however, the number of illegal crossings have been down significantly, with an average of 3,000 to 4,000 apprehensions a day, the Homeland Security Department said, compared to the nearly 10,000 apprehended a day around the time that Ana and her family crossed. The majority of the migrants have been from Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala. Since May 12, more than 11,000 migrants have been expelled to Mexico or repatriated, the department said in a statement on Friday.

On May 10, ngel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza, a 17-year-old Honduran boy, died while he was in a Florida shelter overseen by the Department of Health and Human Services, the agency charged with overseeing the care of migrant children who cross into the United States without a parent or guardian. The boys mother said he was epileptic but had not been sick when he traveled to the United States.

Zolan Kanno-Youngs contributed reporting from Washington.

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Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida continues to make headlines for staking out controversial positions at the heart of the culture wars. Most recently, he issued a ban on "critical race theory" and "equity, diversity, and inclusion" in Florida's primary and secondary education systems, defunding DEI in all of Florida's public schools.

He's on to something. Today's DEI is a big grift that grafts advocacy for sexual preferences and illegal immigrants onto the outstanding obligations due to the descendants of U.S. slaves. Under the guise of representing Black Americans, DEI subordinates our interests to the aims of new, sometimes manufactured victim groups.

It's time to say that DEI must dieand the Black mis-leadership that depends upon it can go down with it.

Everybody knows that DEI gets its moral authority from the participation of Black leaders who are funded by white liberalsa group of people who found a way to make themselves "minorities" based on lifestyle choices. This conflict of interest ensures Black political leaders are unable to do their actual job of delivering for Black Americansbecause they are too afraid to lose sponsorship from white DEI powerbrokers.

Where is this happening, you ask? Watch how New York City Mayor Eric Adams, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, and newly elected Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have served as cheerleaders for President Biden's border crisis, even as resources are diverted from their Black constituents.

We see more Black mis-leadership in how the Congressional Black Caucus wasted four years disrespecting President Donald Trump instead of working with the leader of the free world to deliver on the economic and political interests of Black Americans. The CBC is a cohort of Black officials charged with using their tenure in Congress to represent and fulfill Black Americans' political interests, though it's probably hard to tell, considering they consistently advocate for illegal aliens and everything else.

This same mission drift is happening in historical Black organizations like the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Legacy organizations have sold out to the immigration lobby and one-sided Pan-Africanism instead of securing the domestic interests of the descendants of U.S. slaves. Thus, the president of the NAACP advocated for descendants of U.S. slaves to forgive African slave traders and serve as an economic base for Africa rather than advising Black Americans to lean into our Americanness.

What kind of leadership tells Black Americans to build a third-world continent rather than reclaim our protected class status in the first-world country where we have multiple generations of sweat and blood equity?

But it's classic misleader speak to tell Black Americans to feel more kinship with random "brown" people instead of holding our country and new arrivals accountable to our human rights legacy and socioeconomic agenda.

It's an open secret that singing in the DEI choir and seeing your destiny as part of the "Black-and-brown coalition" helps foreigners legitimize their political aimsbut never ours.

It's time to acknowledge that the DEI industry is selling us out to an intersectional coalition that demands Black elected officials kiss the ring of migrants, the LGBTQIA+, and various other "people of color" while giving nothing in return for our community. For us to get anything as Black Americans, we have to get our political agenda approved by illegal aliens, sexual minorities, and new Americans.

Make that make sense! Such submissiveness is beneath the dignity of the legacy of our ancestors.

Meanwhile, leftists of all shades fail to condemn their own complicity in Black American servility. And why would they? It's been working in their favor to promise us nothing and deliver even less.

The weakened political position of Black Americans is the fault of Black leaders who worship "diversity" interests first and foremost. For example, of the 56 members of the Congressional Black Caucus, two dozen represent predominately Black districts, but every single Black House member voted against H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act, which passed the House along party lines. Those elected officials must break from the grips of white-led DEI and the global citizenship narrative of Black leftists.

It's time to take over predominately Black districts by electing pro-Black and America First candidatesin the vein of Republican Thaddeus Stevens and Democrat Barbara Jordan.

And rather than turning the other cheek, Black Americans need to accept that it is never too soon to recall a mayor or governor who isn't useful to us.

Today's diversity, equity and inclusion is not a religion Black Americans should practice. The current DEI agenda amounts to replacement, more divestment, and political underminingall done in the guise of good vibes.

It's time Black Americans call the nation back into fulfilling the original intent of the Civil Rights Movement. Our moral authority and our human rights legacy must be leveraged toward our self-interests.

Don't let anyone convince you otherwise.

Pamela Denise Long is CEO of Youthcentrix Therapy Services, a business focused on helping organizations implement trauma-informed practices and diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism (DEIA) at the systems level. Connect with Ms. Long online at http://www.youthcentrix.com or @PDeniseLong on social media.

The views expressed in this article are the writer's own.

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May 12, 2023 | Austin, Texas | Press Release

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry.

Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 373,000 illegal immigrant apprehensions and more than 28,000 criminal arrests, with more than 25,000 felony charges reported. In the fight against fentanyl, Texas law enforcement has seized over 402 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission.

Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps left by the Biden Administration's refusal to secure the border. Every individual who is apprehended or arrested and every ounce of drugs seized would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to President Joe Biden's open border policies.

RECENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM OPERATION LONE STAR:

Governor Abbott Deploys New Texas Tactical Border Force

Governor Abbott on Monday announced the deployment of the new Texas Tactical Border Force to the Texas-Mexico border to respond to the growing border crisis. With President Biden ending Title 42 yesterday, the Governor is enhancing Texas unprecedented border security efforts with the tactical deployment of hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers to join the thousands already deployed as part of Operation Lone Star and serve on the new border force for targeted responses as the nation braces for a spike in illegal immigration.

With the ending of Title 42 on Thursday, President Biden is laying down the welcome mat to people across the entire world, but Texas is deploying our new Texas Tactical Border Force, said Governor Abbott. "The Texas National Guard is loading Blackhawk helicopters and C-130s and deploying specially trained soldiers for the Texas Tactical Border Force, who will be deployed to hotspots all along the border to help intercept and repel large groups of migrants trying to enter Texas illegally.

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WATCH: Governor Abbott, Border Czar Banks Discuss New Texas Border Force

On Thursday, Governor Abbott and Texas Border Czar Mike Banks spoke with Fox News in their first joint interview about the unprecedented surge of illegal immigrants President Biden is inviting into our country as Title 42 ends this week. The ending of Title 42 marks the latest effort by the Biden Administration to dismantle every effective border security measure enacted by the previous administration, which had reduced illegal border crossings to the lowest levels in decades before skyrocketing under President Biden.

If President Biden had not eliminated all of those policies, we would not be having the catastrophe we have today, said Governor Abbott. The border has been open under the Biden Administration, which is enticing people to come here illegally.

Until there are consequences for someone trying to enter this country illegally, [migrants] are going to continue to come, said Border Czar Banks, highlighting the situation he has observed as part ofhis border security duties. This is absolutely devastating the state and communities in Texas. We cannot continue to sit back and allow the federal government to let thousands and thousands of people into Texas and the rest of the United States.

WATCH: Governor Abbott Details Chaos Caused By President Biden's Policies

Governor Abbott spoke with Fox News Sunday this week about the Biden Administrations complete refusal to enforce federal immigration laws that has created a national security crisis along Americas southern border. Noting the stark change of direction President Biden took on the nation's border security, Governor Abbott discussed how the previously effective policiesincluding Remain in Mexico, Title 42, ending catch-and-release, and building a border wallhad sent a message to the entire world that the border was closed.

Only when President Biden came into office and eliminated all those policies and laid down a welcome mat to the entire world that we suddenly have this chaos, said Governor Abbott. President Biden is sending 1,500 soldiers to the border to do paperwork. That is not going to secure the border. We need not 1,500 soldiers; we need 15,000 or 150,000 to secure the border because of the open border policies of the Biden Administration. This is a day late and tens of thousands of soldier too few.

WATCH: Governor Abbott Highlights Robust Deterrence Efforts Along Border

On Wednesday, Governor Abbott joined Fox News' Jesse Watters to discuss the effective deterrence measures Operation Lone Star and the new Texas Tactical Border Force are employing to stem the influx of illegal immigrants entering Texas. Barriers such as razor wire have been installed at locations along the border identified as hotspots for illegal crossings.

Last December, there was a long line of migrants outside of El Paso trying to get in, said Governor Abbott. We set up a massive razor wire wall thats now 18 miles long. Overnight, the migrants stopped flowing at that location into El Paso. Weve seen this work, and were going to repeat it as often as possible up and down the border.

Texas New Tactical Border Force Immediately Begins RepellingIllegal Crossings

Ahead of Title 42 ending yesterday, Governor Abbott deployed the states new Texas Tactical Border Force to fill in the dangerous gaps created by President Bidens ongoing open border policies. The Texas Tactical Border Force immediately began efforts to intercept and repel illegal crossings at hotspots along the Texas-Mexico border.

Governor Abbotts Busing Mission Sends Over 17,000 Migrants To Sanctuary Cities

To provide much-needed relief to overrun Texas border communities, Governor Abbott has bused more than 17,000 migrants to sanctuary cities Chicago, Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington, D.C.

WATCH: DPS Lt. Olivarez Illustrates Texas Enhanced Border Security Efforts

DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez and National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd joined Fox News this week to provide an update on Texas enhanced border security efforts as Title 42 ends. Despite President Bidens ongoing attempts to undermine Americas immigration laws by abolishing every effective border security policy, Texas is working harder than ever to proactively protect Texans against the surge of illegal border crossings.

We will continue to take action and address any threats that we see along the border, said Lt. Olivarez. We have to also focus on the criminal activity that will be taking place because of Title 42 ending. There will be an increase in human smuggling, drug smuggling, and gotaways because every federal resource is now going to be pulled from the frontlines. Now, were going to have to step in to fill that void.

WATCH: DPS Lt. Olivarez Stresses Role Of Operation Lone Star In Stemming Chaos

DPS Lt. Olivarez highlighted to Fox News the critical role DPS and the Texas National Guard play in containing the chaos created by President Bidens open border policies. Operation Lone Star partners have been working around the clock to prepare for the end of Title 42, which as the Biden Administration estimates will encourage up to 13,000 migrants to cross the border illegally each day.

Were facing pressure [ahead of Title 42s end], but weve been facing pressure for the past two years since this crisis first started, said Lt. Olivarez. This is happening because the federal government took away every single policy and tool that was working. Were always looking for ways to expand operations. With Title 42 about to be lifted [Thursday night], we are here at ground zero.

WATCH: Texas National Guard Fortifies Border Barriers As Title 42 Ends

Following Governor Abbotts deployment this week of the new Texas Tactical Border Force, specially trained Texas National Guard soldiers arrived at hotspots along the border to repel and turnback migrants attempting to enter Texas illegally.

Were increasing the size of our position by around six miles of 3-2-1 strand concertina wire, said Major Sean Storrud, commander, Task Force West, El Paso. These engineers are building over half-a-mile of 3-2-1 concertina wire barrier on a daily basis. Our goal is to cut off access to the United States from the Mexico side of the border. We have seen the effects where we have substantially reduced the number of migrants crossing into El Paso.

Texas National Guard Deploys Hundreds Of Additional Troops To Border Region

In response to the increasing number of illegal immigrants attempting to cross the border ahead of the Biden Administration's decision to end Title 42, on Tuesday the Texas National Guard deployed hundreds of additional soldiers and airmen to hotspots along the Texas-Mexico border. Governor Abbott this week ordered the deployment of additional soldiers to El Paso, who arrived via four C-130s.

Texas National Guard engineers in El Paso have been constructing miles of razor wire barriers to stem the influx of illegal immigrants into Texas communities.

WATCH: DPS Lt. Olivarez Says President Biden Is Enabling Mass Migration Crisis

DPS Lt. Olivarez joined Fox Business on Wednesday to discuss Governor Abbotts deployment of the new Texas Tactical Border Force to curb mass migration before Title 42 ends. While the Biden Administration is sending 1,500 troops to the southern border for civilian and administrative work, the Governor this week deployed a specialized tactical unit of trained Texas National Guard soldiers to repel mass migration and respond to this Biden-made crisis.

The federal government is allowing the influx of mass migration these past two years, said Lt. Olivarez. Theyve had two years to put a plan into place, but they have not done so. They want to create amnesty for the large groups of illegal immigrants, which is not going to stem the flow across the border.

WATCH: DPS Lt. Olivarez Points To Critical Level Of Migrants Amassing At Border

Earlier this week, DPS Lt. Olivarez provided an update to Fox News about the critical situation developing along the border as Title 42 ends, with large groups of migrants waiting to pour across the border into America. The new Texas Tactical Border Force began working with Operation Lone Star partners and law enforcement officials this week to prevent a surge in criminal activity that is also anticipated following the policy's ending.

Over the past two years, the number [of illegal border crossings] have fluctuated between 7,000-8,000 a day, but just in the past few days, weve hit well over 10,000 encounters in a single day, said Lt. Olivarez. Its not just large groups of people coming across. We cannot lose focus on whats happening behind the scenes as well. People are trying to avoid capture, and drugs are coming across. The Mexican drug cartels are looking forward to the end of Title 42.

Texas National Guard Helps DPS Apprehend Illegal Immigrants On Private Land

Texas National Guard soldiers assisted DPS in the tracking and apprehension of illegal immigrants trespassing on private property. The illegal immigrants set off motion sensor cameras, which alerted DPS troopers and Texas National Guard soldiers.

The Operation Lone Star partners coordinate on border security missions, which includes troopers deploying drone teams to effectively locate illegal immigrants and sharing those coordinates with troopers and soldiers to catch and apprehend migrants crossing illegally.

WATCH: DPS Seizes 38 Pounds of Methamphetamine In One Traffic Stop

DPS seized 38 lbs. of methamphetamine after a traffic stop on US-90 in Uvalde County last week. A trooper stopped an SUV, and several illegal immigrants bailed out and ran toward the brush. Two were apprehended with the assistance of Border Patrol, and authorities found their backpacks were filled with methamphetamine. The driver from Houston was arrested and faces criminal charges for human smuggling and engaging in organized crime.

DPS Trooper Disrupts Human Smuggling Attempt With Five Illegal Immigrants

A DPS trooper disrupted a human smuggling attempt in Val Verde County this week. A female driver from Ukraine and male passenger from Houston were arrested and face criminal charges for human smuggling after troopers found five illegal immigrants from Honduras inside the vehicle. The couple was attempting to smuggle them to San Antonio in exchange for $1,500 a person.

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Operation Lone Star Surges Border Resources As Title 42 Ends - Office of the Texas Governor