From this Wednesday May 28the agents of the Office of Customs and Border Protection of the United States (CBPfor its acronym in English), the US government agency that protects the country against drug traffickingterrorism and traffic of people, not only will they carry out arrests in the borderaccording to Univisión.
This is because the border agents recently received the authorization of the US President Donald Trump to collaborate directly with the immigration and customs control service (ICEfor its acronym in English), with the aim of carrying out more raids migratory in the interior of the United States.
According to Martín Hernández, An immigration lawyer in Arizona, The new Trump administration is using the United States immigrant community to be able to distract To the population: “Unfortunately, we learn that the president is preparing the deployment of another 500 border agents,” he added.
This information was subsequently corroborated by American television networks CBS News and univision, which indicated that the new border agents will officially support ICE in migratory operations that consist of capture at once to a large number of immigrants undocumented In the US.
Increase migratory raids
In accordance with the provisions of various US media, the main objective of this measure is to increase the number of arrests of immigrants who are in the United States irregularly: “Before there was a fear, but I feel that it is now tremendous. Migrants feel very insecure,” added Martín Hernández.
However, so far, the United States National Security Department has not issued statements regarding this new strategy Migratory, although the American media anticipate that the collaboration between ICE and CBP could begin officially next May 29 in all states of the nation.
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“It is unfair how the United States authorities are trying that the American population begins to see all immigrants as criminals. Migrating is not a crime, it is a need human, ”said one of the known Latin American shepherds Arizona, Angel Campos, who was interviewed by Univisión.
Regardless of the claims, in the next few hours the border agents, who have historically been responsible for enforcing the immigration laws in the limits of the US border, will also have the obligation to stop undocumented immigrants in different states of the country, not only Texas either California.
According to the American radio and television chain CBS News, The crosses irregular On the southern border of the United States, in the states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California, they have decreased by more than 80% compared to those registered at the beginning of 2024, during the presidency of the Democratic president Joe Biden.
“The numbers fell dramatically, sometimes up to 100 immigrants entered a day. Now the groups are, like maximumof 20 people, “said the border agent of CBP, Roberto Ortíz, who commented that the Federal Research Office (FBIfor its acronym in English) will also join to combat illegal immigration with more.