The findings, based on responses from over 9,300 of the 577,000 CBP and ICE agents surveyed, cited several reasons including increased workload, inconsistent border policies, irrelevant task assignments, resource insufficiency, and excessive overtime.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued an advisory stating that the United States remains in a "heightened threat environment" with "lone offenders and small groups motivated by a range of ideological beliefs and personal grievances" posing a significant risk.
Judge T. Kent Wetherell II claimed that the border problems are of President Biden's "own making," and that the administration possesses the power to resolve the issue without resorting to a blanket parole policy.
On Thursday, footage from Brownsville displayed a sizable group of male asylum seekers, freshly arrived in the U.S., receiving bags from federal workers.