A group of adult and child migrants are smuggled at the Tijuana-San Diego border. (Carlos Moreno/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital has reached out to Thompson's office. The lawmakers will visit the U.S. Border Patrol's San Diego Sector.
San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond, who has called for greater border security in the past, criticized the timing of the visit.
"For years, I invited leaders from both parties to witness the crisis at our Southern Border," he wrote on X. "Few listened. Now—just one month into the new administration—border crossings are down 95%. Now the Democrats want to come see it? The invasion is over. The border is secure."
TRUMP REPORTS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ENCOUNTERS AT HISTORIC LOWS DURING FIRST FULL MONTH IN OFFICE
A Marine looks towards Tijuana, Mexico, standing between two border walls in San Diego. A group of House Democrats will visit the border in San Diego on Friday. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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Trump’s second term, much like his first, has consisted of executive orders, enforcing current laws and hard-line messaging to clamp down on illegal crossings. On his first day back in office, he declared a national emergency at the southern border.
Fox News Digital's Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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