The chief of the U.S. Border Patrol told prosecutors that reduced consequences for migrants 'had an impact on the flows that we were experiencing.'
To prove their point, prosecutors cross-examined U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, who rose to the top post in August 2021—several months after migrants began crossingOn Tuesday, Ortiz agreed that there are consequences that can deter migrant flows, with one of those consequences being expedited removal. Questioned by Florida prosecutors about whether the number of migrants would increase without such consequences, Ortiz responded,"That's an assumption, yes.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on January 12 in Washington, D.C. Inset: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection patch is seen on the arm of an agent in the Jacumba mountains on October 6, 2022, in Imperial County, California. U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz recently said that officials in South Florida have seen a 400 percent increase in migrant encounters this fiscal year compared to the same period last year.
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