In the 2022 fiscal year, 2,176 Chinese nationals were encountered at the southern border, while in the 2023 fiscal year, in just the first three months, southern border patrol agents reported 1,915 Chinese migrants attempting to enter the country.
Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin said he has "tremendous concern" that felons and terrorists are among the "gotaways" crossing the southern border.
Florida lawmakers began their special session to discuss state takeover of Disney World's self-governing district as well as the expansion of migrant transportation.
Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is reportedly planning to press for an "Unauthorized Alien Transport Program" to advance the expulsion of illegal immigrants in Florida to leftist states.
Governor Greg Abbott announced the new position of Texas Border Czar to oversee security as the state faces a record number of illegal immigrants at the border.
A Texas Department of Public Safety trooper arrested a Venezuelan migrant for allegedly smuggling a group of 28 migrants, including a juvenile into the interior of Texas.