Border Patrol agents have criticized the Senate’s $118 billion funding bill, which promises entry to 1.5 illegal aliens into the United States while sending the majority of funds to Ukraine ($60B+) and Israel ($14.1B) as previously by Daily Caller.
According to four Border Patrol agents speaking to the DCNF, if the bill is enacted, the practice of “catch and release” for illegal aliens will continue. This is because the bill permits the release of family units and single adults who demonstrate a credible fear of persecution upon returning to their home countries.
The Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024 aims to boost staffing at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), increase bed capacity at ICE facilities, expel certain illegal aliens, and enhance fentanyl interdiction However, it’s important to clarify that less than 20% of the bill’s provisions are designated for border-related initiatives.
“Now that I’ve seen more of it, they can respectfully go f*ck themselves. The more I’m seeing the more it just puts what they’ve been doing in writing. You want to shut this down, it’s really easy. Team up [the Department of Defense] with DHS and let us enforce like we were supposed to,” one