Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) said cartels “are controlling the border,” following a recent trip to El Paso, Texas, with fellow colleagues on the House Homeland Security Committee.
The New York congressman shared a video he recorded from a helicopter with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operation, showing “what appeared to be several individuals attempting to cross into the United States by scaling security structures,” he explained in a Facebook post.
“This is a repeating occurrence taking place at our border countless times a day. Many of those crossing remain unknown to American authorities—a situation that poses a serious threat to our national security,” D’Esposito added….