The crisis at the southern border of the United States continues to escalate with tragic developments as Mexican authorities recently seized 10 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in an area just south of Tucson, Arizona, taking a significant hit at the claims made by Democrats that the border is not a “war zone”. Fox Business Network has reported that a drug cartel gunfight witnessed by the Tucson border patrol resulted in the Mexican military seizing the devices.
In light of these alarming developments, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an internal memo, warning their agents to be vigilant and to “exercise extreme caution” and “report any possible armed subjects approaching the border with possible explosive devices.” Republican Senator Cesar Blanco, in a previous capacity as a state representative, had dismissed the debate over border security as “purely politics,” describing it as “bad for business.” Blanco had insisted that the border was not a “war zone,” a statement that appears to be contradicted by the discovery of the IEDs.
An armed individual was arrested on the American side with a loaded AK-47 rifle, two loaded magazines, loose rounds, and a handgun. Reports indicate that this individual alerted authorities to 11 other armed suspects nearby. with more than 10 IEDs located at the border presence of a combat zone has startled present. The immediate concern has been the discovery of 10 IEDs located at the border and reports of armed, threatening individuals. FOX Business Network reporter Hillary Vaughn reported that the individual arrested on the American side was discovered to have a loaded AK-47 rifle, two loaded magazines, loose rounds, and a handgun. The Mexican military also found IEDs “filled with black powder and shrapnel.” Vaughn also reported that a law enforcement source informed her that the ranch where the cartel firefight took place “has a gap in the border fence that is typically used in the past to funnel drugs through, but now it’s a magnet for the cartel to push people through.” She added, “The source explained to us it was just a spot in the border wall that was never completed.”
The life-threatening situation Biden and Mayorkas have caused for our Border Patrol agents is getting much worse with the continuous crisis at the border. A comprehensive report by the United States’ CBP highlights over 8.2 million illegal immigrants crossing the border since Biden’s term, including more than 1.7 million individuals getting away from Border Patrol. Moreover, 172 individuals on the terror watchlist have been arrested at ports of entry so far. The recent discovery of the IEDs on the border adds a new layer of concern and danger for border patrol agents.
Fox Business Network reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have issued an internal memo warning their agents to be vigilant and to “exercise extreme caution” and “report any possible armed subjects approaching the border with possible explosive devices.”
The political implications of the situation are significant, contradicting the narrative that the border is not a war zone and the idea that having robust border security measures is unnecessary. The alarming discovery of IEDs at the border further contradict the sentiments expressed by Democratic members that the border is not a “war zone”.
Taking a closer look at the Texas border, Cesar Blanco, a Democrat member of the Texas Senate, said that the debate over border security was “purely politics” and that the discussion of the border as a “war zone” was detrimental to the area’s economic interests.
Juanita Martinez, a retired schoolteacher and the current Democratic Party chair for Maverick County, has also expressed similar sentiments in the past. At the same time, protests against former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric about security at the border downplayed the dangers at an event where security threats against Border Patrol would emerge in the future. These remarks highlight the detrimental effects of policies and rhetoric dismissing the border as a war zone, which has cost lives and caused severe threats to public safety.
For Border Patrol agents, the conditions at the border have gone from difficult to dangerous. With the discovery of 10 IEDs and the arrest of armed individuals, the dangers at the border seem to be increasing at an alarming rate. The crisis at the border is escalating, and the threat posed to public safety, Border Patrol agents, and national security is becoming all the more real.
The narrative that the border is not a dangerous, war-torn area by many Democrats has been dismantled, given the alarming discovery of IEDs in the area. With the hazardous conditions at the border, new measures and policies are urgently needed to restore safety, security, and peace.
