Furthermore, Lucero stressed that if immigrants fail to show up on their court hearings or remove their ankle monitors, they become fugitives. ICE agents in the state where the incident happened will be looking for them.
Border Patrol agents face “daily crisis”
Last month, Yuma Sector Chief Patrol Agent Anthony Porvaznik called the influx of large groups of immigrants as a “daily crisis.” They are compelled to take manpower and resources from their security mission and redistribute them to a humanitarian mission. For example, agents rescued a group of immigrants at the Arizona desert in June when the weather was extremely hot and deadly.
Last year, Border Patrol agents arrested almost 13,000 immigrants composed mainly of families. They are expecting that number to double this year.
