Tennessee U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett (R-TN-02), along with Representatives Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) and Eric Burlison (R-MO-07), arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Sunday night and claimed the situation is “worse than anything you see on the news.”
I’m down at the southern border with @RepAndyBiggsAZ and @RepEricBurlison. It’s worse than anything you see on the news. @POTUS and @SecMayorkas have a massive problem on their hands and they’re passing it off to every American in every town. CLOSE THE BORDER. pic.twitter.com/nQdRO6xMYr
— Rep. Tim Burchett (@RepTimBurchett) March 13, 2023
Burchett added that President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas “have a massive problem on their hands and they’re passing it off to every American in every town.”
“CLOSE THE BORDER,” Burchett demanded.
Standing on the banks of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass on Monday, freshman Rep. Burlison called the situation unfolding at the border “eye-opening” and “crazy to see firsthand.”
On the border of Mexico overlooking the Rio Grande with @RepAndyBiggsAZ @RepEricBurlison pic.twitter.com/KdYK2eEJOe
— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) March 13, 2023
During their visit to the Lone Star State’s border with Mexico, the three members of congress also traveled to Del Rio where they ran an operation with the Texas National Guard and the Texas State Highway Patrol where they witnessed agents using drone technology to track a group of migrants crossing the border illegally.
Down on our Southern border where cartels are bringing small children across for God knows what. pic.twitter.com/ESyuGbECne
— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) March 13, 2023
Congressman Biggs explained that the group consisted of eight adult men and two children, presumably aged five or six years old.
“This is something that happens nightly and regularly in this area,” Biggs stated.
I’m down at the Texas-Mexico border and drones are tracking down illegal aliens crossing from the Rio Grande river.
Drones are vital for border security and act as a force multiplier. pic.twitter.com/qyFXLuSNd8
— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) March 13, 2023
On Twitter, Burchett also replied to a report from The Tennessee Star which detailed how smugglers are also using drones to spy on border patrol agents along the U.S.-Mexico Border between San Diego and Tijuana, saying, “Our agents are out-gunned, manned and yes out-droned.”
I’m here now. Our agents are out gunned ,manned and yes out droned. https://t.co/8KEONHh8qG
— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) March 13, 2023
Last month alone, the Del Rio sector of the U.S.-Mexico border – which includes the area of Eagle Pass – apprehended 23,978 migrants and recorded 14,194 known gotaways. In total, more than 205,000 migrants were apprehended or reported as gotaways during the month of February.
There has been a minimum of 150,000 apprehensions per month of migrants crossing into the U.S. illegally since President Biden took office, with some months, such as last November and December, totaling over 300,000.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network.
Photo “Tim Burchett’s Border Trip” by Rep. Tim Burchett.
