Sunday, October 28, 2018

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin K. McAleenan: “We’re not going to let a large group push into the United States unlawfully”

Via Billy

U.S. Border Patrol stretched thin as caravan heads north, chief says

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan said asylum-seeking families have strained his agency’s ability to respond to the caravan of thousands of immigrants headed for the U.S.-Mexico border.

“Obviously the system is beyond capacity right now,” McAleenan said, with the Border Patrol responsible for transporting and caring for asylum seekers.

“I’d like to free up my officers and agents to do law enforcement work. That’s what they’re trained for, that’s what the American people need them to do on the front line to address security risks,” he said.

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