Migrants wait to be processed by Border Patrol after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
The arrest was made just days before President Biden and former President Donald Trump arrived in the Lone Star State to survey the ongoing illegal immigration crisis. Trump visited Eagle Pass, and Biden traveled to Brownsville.
"This underscores the need for border security measures as potential threats to both public safety and national security are evident and exploit security vulnerabilities," Texas DPS Lt. Chris Olivarez told the New York Post.
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Former President Trump speaks during a visit to Eagle Pass, Texas, on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The visit, which coincided with Trump's visit to the border in Eagle Pass, Texas, comes as illegal immigration has become a major 2024 election issue and remains a thorny issue for the administration. Polls show that more than half of Americans think large numbers of illegal immigrants entering the U.S. represent a critical threat to the country.
The crisis, now into its third year, has smashed multiple records with more than 2.4 million encounters in FY 23 and over 300,000 in December alone – breaking the record for monthly encounters.
Trump declared the Mexican border a "war zone" under Biden, lamenting the lack of cooperation from Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and ripping Democratic governors of border states as the migrant deluge pivots to their lands.
Fox News' Adam Shaw and Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
Griff Jenkins currently serves as a Washington-based correspondent for FOX News Channel (FNC) and as a co-anchor of FOX News Live. He joined the network in 2003 as a radio producer and associate producer for War Stories with Oliver North.
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