Border crossings will increase soon, says reporter Bill Melugin.

Fox News Reporter Warns of Possible Increase in Border Crossings

According to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, Customs and Border Patrol agents are not expecting the recent decrease in mass border crossings to last. While there has been a significant drop in crossings since the expiration of Title 42, a Trump-era policy that allowed deportations based on the ongoing public health crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, agents believe that the numbers will begin to climb again once focus is diverted elsewhere.

Recent Numbers

Melugin tweeted, “Illegal crossings in Texas have fallen off a cliff in the last 48 hours since T42 expiration. After a peak of 3,300 on 5/8 in the RGV earlier this week — under 500 in RGV last 24 hours. El Paso big drop too.” He attributed the sudden drop to “more enforcement from MX, TX blocking entry, and migrants going to POEs.”

However, CBP contacts have informed Melugin that they do not expect this lull to last. They expect numbers to crank back up again, but not to the record-setting levels seen this week of 10,000+ per day.

Terror Watchlist

Despite the decrease in numbers, Melugin also reported that an Afghan national on the FBI’s terror watchlist was among those who crossed the border illegally on Wednesday. “Per multiple CBP sources, Border Patrol agents in San Diego sector arrested an Afghan national on the FBI’s terror watchlist after he crossed illegally w/ group of migrants near Otay Mesa, CA on Wednesday. I’m told FBI confirmed the match, & is leading investigation,” Melugin tweeted.

Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) released a statement in response, saying, “Biden’s open borders aren’t just a gateway to five million illegals, record human and child trafficking, and the deadliest drug crisis in our history. Biden’s reckless policy is also an open invitation to even the most wanted terrorists in the world to come to America.”