Border Patrol official: US-Canada border remains unsecured
The U.S. Border Patrol’s second-in-command admitted to Congress on Tuesday that the U.S.-Canada border is not secure, an acknowledgment that comes days after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin disclosed that Iranian nationals were encountered attempting to enter illegally over the northern border.
TL;DR
- U.S. Border Patrol's second-in-command admitted the U.S.-Canada border is not secure.
- This admission comes after reports of Iranian nationals attempting illegal entry over the northern border.
- The Border Patrol does not have full awareness of what is crossing the 5,500-mile U.S.-Canada boundary.
- Congressional funding is being allocated to increase agents, facilities, and resources nationwide.