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Ex-CBP deputy commissioner says border crisis 'unlike anything I've ever seen,' warns of 'broken' system
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Deputy Commissioner Robert Perez, in his first interview since leaving office at the end of June, tells Fox News the border crisis is unlike anything he has ever seen in his career, and he urged Congress to fix the country’s "broken" and "porous" immigration system.
There were more than 180,000 migrant encounters in May alone, and while the numbers have been rising since April last year, they have hit new highs this year. The increase has also coincided with a spike in fentanyl and migrants with criminal convictions. "It’s a crisis unlike anything I've ever seen and it’s a serious one...because first border security is national security. Unfortunately, It gets oversimplified by too many too often," Perez said.More Related News