A source within Customs and Border Protection adds that many groups of migrants are rushing the border wall near Douglas, Arizona, virtually nightly. The migrant groups, led by “ladder crews,” rush in numbers greater than 100 at a time. The traffickers prop ladders to clear the steel barrier with hopes of overwhelming the few Border Patrol authorities working the area.
The source, who was not allowed to speak to the media, informed Breitbart Texas that every night, during the frantic smuggling operations, about 100 migrants manage to evade capture. The agent's efforts are hampered by the need to process migrants who turn themselves in somewhere else. Daily, buses of surrendering migrants are brought in from Yuma, where agents are also overwhelmed.
The source said the added effort of processing the migrants surrendering in large numbers in Yuma is causing Border Patrol in Douglas to limit routine operations.
The source says the groups of migrants that are smuggled over the border wall in Douglas by the ladder crews are not like those who routinely surrender in large groups in other border cities. These groups are mostly single adults who face immediate return to Mexico, the source added. The insider said the agency has no idea who is getting away from the skeleton patrols.
In August, 12 migrants with a history of serious crimes were detained as they crossed into the Tucson Sector, according to CBP. Nine of the migrants’ prior criminal convictions involved sexual activity with minors. One was found to have a conviction for manslaughter.
The lack of agents on routine patrols coupled with the increase in migrant smuggling activity is also impacting the local community. Cochise County Sheriff Mark Daniels initiated an unique operation meant to limit the incidence of high-speed car pursuits involving migrant smuggling. Law enforcement personnel from the municipal, state, and federal levels participate in "Operation Safe Streets."
Since October, more than 230,000 migrants have been apprehended by Border Patrol in the Tucson Sector. In August 2022, there were more than 181,000 arrests made across the country.
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