This is really no surprise to anyone, but it is sobering to hear a former border patrol chief share this information. In the eyes of the administration, this invasion was a feature, not a bug. And like many things with this administration, Texas gets the short end of the stick.
Incredibly damning. Former San Diego sector Border Patrol chief Aaron Heitke, who retired last summer, testifies that he was told he could not release any information on special interest alien apprehensions w/ possible terror concerns, nor could he mention any of their arrests.… https://t.co/hNBmZDxFOb
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) September 19, 2024
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Incredibly damning. Former San Diego sector Border Patrol chief Aaron Heitke, who retired last summer, testifies that he was told he could not release any information on special interest alien apprehensions w/ possible terror concerns, nor could he mention any of their arrests. He says San Diego sector typically saw 10-15 SIA arrests per year, but in 2022, 2023, & 2024, when word was about the border was easy to get across, those numbers exploded to over 100 each year.
He also testified that the Biden admin forbid him from speaking to the media, and he was told to move migrants out of sight of the media, also adding that, "I had to release illegal aliens by the hundreds each day into communities who could not support them. To quiet the problem, two flights a week were provided from San Diego to Texas. These flights simply brought aliens that would have been released in San Diego over to Texas."
