Border Security

The Biden Border Crisis continues to fuel drug and gang activity in American communities across the country. As illicit drugs pour across the border, violent cartel and gang activity is re-emerging in neighborhoods and schools.

During President Biden’s tenure, over 2.4 million migrants have been apprehended illegally crossing the southwest border – the highest number in history. As the Administration continues to downplay this crisis, cartels are growing bolder. Human smugglers are making millions and drug traffickers are pumping heroin and fentanyl into our country. This crisis resulted from President Biden’s policy decisions, and it is time he takes action to address it.

I support the continuation of Title 42, a CDC public health directive and vital tool for border officials that allows U.S. border officials to quickly turn back migrants due to the danger posed by communicable diseases, like COVID-19. I have fought to end the administration’s secret middle of the night flights of unaccompanied migrants into New York and communities across the country. I have serious concerns about who these migrants are, what their security and COVID-19 screening status is, and how local resources may be used for their education and other needs. The administration owes Members of Congress, and the residents of affected states, additional information about who is entering their communities

I have visited the border twice since entering Congress, spoken to border patrol, and witnessed firsthand the impacts of the ongoing crisis – the abuse of unaccompanied children, trafficking of drugs, and prevalence of criminal gang members amidst a resource-constrained CBP. In order to secure our border, we must build the wall, invest in Customs and Border Protection technology and manpower, and require transparency from the administration regarding plans and actions to address this crisis.

Here’s how I am working to secure our border: