{"id":2131017,"date":"2023-12-21T16:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T21:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-said-biden-closed-the-southern-border-then-things-got-worse\/"},"modified":"2023-12-21T16:48:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T21:48:13","slug":"the-media-said-biden-closed-the-southern-border-then-things-got-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-said-biden-closed-the-southern-border-then-things-got-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Media: Biden&#8217;s Southern Border Closure Backfires"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-media-said-biden-closed-the-southern-border-then-things-got-worse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2131017&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>America&#8217;s Southern Border Crisis\u2062 Continues to Escalate<\/h2>\n<p>A few months ago, the media\u2063 declared \u200cthat President Joe Biden\u200b had gotten the crisis at America&#8217;s southern border under\u2064 control.<\/p>\n<p>They may\u200d have declared victory a bit\u2064 prematurely.<\/p>\n<p>Every day, Customs and Border Protection agents intercept <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/southern-border-record-number-migrant-encounters-single-day-thousands-flood-into-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">record numbers<\/a> of migrants trying to cross \u2062the border, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/border-patrol-officials-say-threat-posed-gotaways-southern-border-keeps-us-up-night\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scores more<\/a> manage to evade detection. Even veteran border agents are \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Julio_Rosas11\/status\/1736782820440265018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shocked<\/a> at the sheer\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VenturaReport\/status\/1737277598277755351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scope<\/a> of these \u2064crossings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=W86GZDvsy7I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">calling<\/a> \u2064the present border surge the worst they&#8217;ve ever seen.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Per CBP sources, there were more than\u2063 12,600\u2062 migrants\u2063 encountered \u2064at the southern border in the \u2064last 24 hours, \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/single-day-illegal-immigrant-record-shattered-as-bidens-border-crisis-gets-even-worse-report\/\" title=\"Biden's Border Crisis Worsens: Record-Breaking Single-Day Illegal Immigrant Numbers\">highest single day total<\/a> ever recorded. The true number is *significantly* higher because there \u2064are thousands still waiting to be processed in\u2062 Eagle Pass\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dBill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/1737103946429186105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December\u2062 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Today, even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6343613348112\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">members\u200d of \u2062Biden&#8217;s own party<\/a> are \u2062declaring a crisis at the southern border:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">More and more Democrat leaders are also \u2064acknowledging the Border is a \u200chumanitarian disaster and a crisis. President Biden and Chuck Schumer need to work\u2063 with the\u200c GOP and\u2063 fix\u2064 the asylum laws and\u2062 processes. We need policy \u2064changes, not just money, to secure our border. \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2gDcxCD48n\">https:\/\/t.co\/2gDcxCD48n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Don Bacon\u2064 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83e\udd53\u2064 \u2708\ufe0f \ud83c\udfcd\ufe0f (@DonJBacon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonJBacon\/status\/1737865657788580346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Democrat senator sounds alarm on &#8216;crisis&#8217; at southern border, urges negotiators to \u2062strike\u200b a deal <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3vXcUyQ1cv\">https:\/\/t.co\/3vXcUyQ1cv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1737701253751140514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December \u200c21, \u20622023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Flashback<\/strong>:\u200c This must all come as a \u200cshock to the \u200bmainstream media, \u2064who claimed\u2064 just a few months\u2063 ago that Biden had\u2062 the border under control.<\/p>\n<p>The press worked to explain \u200bhow the Biden administration was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/latino\/mayorkas-says-biden-administration-ready-title-42-expire-rcna83075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ready<\/a>&#8221; for the coming surge, \u2063with the\u200c <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes\/status\/1656707019061985280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pointing<\/a> \u200cto \u2063an &#8220;arsenal of strategies\u200d to help \u2064avoid a chaotic situation on the border.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fo8WixP0aBI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Other<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zu4CIeyntV4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">outlets<\/a> \u200b parroted \u200bDepartment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro \u200bMayorkas, who <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NewsHour\/status\/1656785197289943042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declared<\/a> &#8220;the border was closed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/05\/11\/politics\/migration-title-42-harris\/index.html?utm_term=link&#038;utm_content=2023-05-11T10%3A53%3A39&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=twCNNp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>, May 11: &#8220;Harris Faces Critical Test on Migration\u200c Effort When Title 42 Ends&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>As President Joe Biden\u2019s approach to migration at\u2062 the US-Mexico border confronts its \u200dmost critical test yet when Title 42 expires, his\u2063 No. 2, Kamala \u2062Harris, \u200bwill face \u2063what\u2019s likely to be her \u2063own perception problem. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But Harris\u2019 staff and allies counter that the \u200dreal\u200c work she and her office are doing in the Northern Triangle countries \u2013 and not the border \u2013 is making a difference. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Publicly, the vice president\u2019s office has called\u2063 the\u200b current downward trend [of migrant encounters] &#8220;encouraging,&#8221; and privately, aides cite investments in the \u2062region under Harris\u2019 guidance as one of many factors for the drop.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/biden-administration-officials-preview-plans-end-title-42\/story?id=99218049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News<\/a>, May 10:\u200b &#8220;Biden Administration Officials\u200b Preview Plans For End of Title 42&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Amid concerns \u2062over a \u2063looming immigration surge at the southern\u200c U.S. \u200dborder, Biden administration officials have revealed what they described as a &#8220;comprehensive, multi-agency, multi-country plan&#8221; to &#8220;humanely manage the border&#8221; when a Trump-era policy known\u2063 as\u2063 Title 42 lifts this week. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Stating that they had \u2063been preparing for the\u200b end of Title 42 for over a year, the officials sought to showcase that readiness with statistics.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/04\/06\/title-42-end-border-policy-immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a><\/em>, Apr.\u2063 6: &#8220;Biden&#8217;s Immigration Policies to be Tested When Title 42 Ends Next Month&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Still, some of Biden&#8217;s short-term efforts to slow illegal border\u2064 crossings have worked.\u200b Border Patrol arrests fell drastically in the first \u200btwo months of the year after new policies were rolled out providing temporary, legal\u200b pathways into the U.S. coupled with rapid expulsion \u2062for Venezuelans, Nicaraguans, Cubans and Haitians who illegally cross the border.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 It&#8217;s a\u2064 trend that\u2064 officials and proponents have\u200d pointed to as proof that offering more legal pathways\u2064 works \u2014 that \u2063people only \u2063cross the border illegally\u200d when they feel it\u2062 is their only option.<\/p>\n<p>When crossings temporarily dipped in September, <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/media\/biden-border-crisis-media-bias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the \u200bpress spiked the football<\/a>. \u2062In a <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/CNNW_20230514_150000_Inside_Politics_With_Abby_Phillip\/start\/60\/end\/120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">segment<\/a> headlined &#8220;Crisis Averted?&#8221; CNN&#8217;s \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/transcripts.cnn.com\/show\/ip\/date\/2023-05-14\/segment\/01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abby Phillip<\/a> said \u200bthe situation at \u200bthe border was &#8220;Calm, not chaos&#8221; because of &#8220;tougher immigration policies now than before.&#8221; Her colleague at the border, Polo Sandoval, agreed, adding that &#8220;those policies\u200b could be a\u200b factor in all this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Even when the\u2063 Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/dhs-isn-t-taking-victory-lap-on-unexpectedly-low-border-crossings-after-title-42-lift-179521093924\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> \u200cit wasn&#8217;t \u200ctaking a victory lap, <em>Politico <\/em>was there\u200c to celebrate\u2062 the\u2064 &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/06\/06\/border-crossings-fall-biden-administration-00100333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fiasco that never happened<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As border crossings dip, Biden admin crows about the fiasco that never happened <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QGCh12TWp5\">https:\/\/t.co\/QGCh12TWp5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 POLITICO (@politico)\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/politico\/status\/1666007551085801472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June\u200d 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other outlets followed suit:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Migrant crossings at the US-Mexico border have unexpectedly fallen, not risen, since Title 42 curbs expired and\u200d reinstating\u200b criminal penalties for illegal entry is likely \u2062the \u2063biggest reason, \u200dthe Biden administration\u2063 said \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S2R3feqi5a\">https:\/\/t.co\/S2R3feqi5a<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UP14Y6oiru\">pic.twitter.com\/UP14Y6oiru<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1658067198949339140?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The U.S. deported or returned\u2064 over 11,000 migrants to Mexico and more\u200d than 30 \u2064other countries in a week as part of a \u2063Biden\u200d administration effort to increase and publicize deportations following the\u2063 expiration\u2064 of Title 42 border restrictions, officials said <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ulKtcSOLNv\">https:\/\/t.co\/ulKtcSOLNv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ie4bXeMC2A\">pic.twitter.com\/Ie4bXeMC2A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1659642582098497536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2023\/06\/21\/decrease-in-border-crossings-hasnt-slowed-republican-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roll Call<\/a><\/em>, June 21: &#8220;Decrease in Border Crossings Hasn\u2019t Slowed Republican Criticism&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A\u200b reported decline in unauthorized border crossings in the month since pandemic-era asylum restrictions expired has done little to \u2063shield the Biden administration from Republican attacks over its border policies. &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>John Sandweg, who previously served as top\u200c lawyer at\u2062 DHS \u2062and acting chief of \u200cU.S. Immigration and Customs \u2063Enforcement during the Obama administration, described\u200b the current \u2064landscape \u200bat the border \u2063as a &#8220;success story&#8221; \u200dfor the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/immigration\/biden-admin-says-new-immigration-policy-slashed-number-migrants-rcna90261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a>, June 20: &#8220;Biden Administration \u200bSays New Immigration Policy Has Slashed The Number of Migrants Who Can Claim\u2062 Asylum at\u2063 The Border&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Biden\u200c administration\u2019s new \u200dimmigration policy has drastically reduced the number of migrants allowed to apply for asylum at the southern border, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-orders-l-a-to-offer-housing-to-homeless-population-on-skid-row-says-city-and-county-created-a-legacy-of-entrenched-structural-racism\/\" title=\"Judge Orders L.A. To Offer Housing To Homeless Population On Skid Row, Says City And County \u2018Created A Legacy Of Entrenched Structural Racism\u2019\">recent court filing<\/a> by the administration, sparking backlash from\u200c advocates.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonmonthly.com\/2023\/05\/18\/republicans-want-to-impeach-mayorkas-how-about-giving-him-a-medal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington \u2062Monthly<\/a><\/em>. May 18: &#8220;Republicans Want to Impeach Mayorkas. How\u2062 About Giving Him \u2064a Medal?&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>And yet when &#8220;Title 42&#8243;\u2014the Trump administration policy that \u2063used the COVID-19 pandemic to allow the immediate removal of \u2064asylum-seekers from American soil without due process\u2014ended last week, the surge Sinema and others dreaded did not materialize. Why? Because Mayorkas, backed up by President Joe Biden, executed a multi-faceted strategy,\u2063 developed\u2062 for months, to\u2063 both dissuade haphazard border-crossings and encourage orderly migration.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/migrant-crossings-drop-us-mexico-border-after-title-42-expiry-2023-05-14\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>,\u200b May 15: &#8220;Migrant Crossings \u200cDrop at U.S.-Mexico Border After Title 42\u200b Expires&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border have unexpectedly fallen, not risen,\u2062 since Title \u200b42 curbs expired and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-medias-misleading-math-on-bidens-border-crisis\/\" title=\"The Media's Misleading Math on Biden's Border Crisis\">reinstating criminal penalties<\/a> for illegal entry is likely the biggest reason, the Biden\u200d administration \u200csaid on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas \u200dsaid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">border patrol agents<\/a> \u2063have seen a 50%\u200d drop\u200d in the \u2062number of migrants crossing the \u200cborder since Thursday, when President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration shifted \u2063to a sweeping\u200c new asylum regulation meant\u200b to deter illegal crossings.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As the border surge reaches new heights, the media have made one adjustment to their\u200c coverage. Now, rather than cheering Biden&#8217;s victory, they&#8217;re simply blaming Republicans for his problems:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Senate Republicans say \u200dno Christmas\u200d deal\u200c for \u2063the war in Ukraine and enacting new border security reforms <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O1wsP3yUms\">https:\/\/t.co\/O1wsP3yUms<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hill (@thehill) \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill\/status\/1737086898848354674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How has Mayorkas managed to bring about a remarkable turnaround in the face of a \u200cmajor border crisis?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/em>, May 18: &#8220;Republicans Want to Impeach\u200c Mayorkas. How About Giving\u2063 Him a Medal?&#8221;:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In\u2064 the \u2063face of a major \u2062border crisis\u2062\u2014with thousands of\u200d unaccompanied\u2062 children arriving each month,\u200d crowded \u2062border patrol facilities, and images of desperate migrants making dangerous journeys\u200d to the U.S.\u2014Mayorkas has managed to bring about a\u200b remarkable turnaround. \u200b&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But let\u2019s be clear: Republicans do\u200b not want \u200b\u2060\u2014 and have\u2064 never wanted \u2060\u2014 these problems addressed. They have wanted the border to be a crisis, and\u2063 they have wanted it to \u200dbe Biden\u2019s \u200ccrisis.\u2064 They\u2064 have wanted Mayorkas to fail. That is why they are trying to impeach him. But if he was a\u2064 Republican, they\u2019d \u2062be naming \u200dstreets after him. And if the\u200d outcome of his tireless efforts to\u2063 address this issue is that the border is more \u200bsecure, immigration is more orderly, and more people throughout the hemisphere are\u200b safer and\u200b have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-has-other-options-if-diplomacy-with-iran-fails-biden-tells-israeli-pm-in-bilateral-meeting\/\" title=\"US Has \u2018Other Options\u2019 If Diplomacy With Iran Fails, Biden Tells Israeli PM in Bilateral Meeting\">greater economic opportunities<\/a>, then maybe they should consider impeaching him.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Flashback over.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u2064crisis at \u2064America&#8217;s southern \u200cborder continues to escalate, despite previous claims by the media and the Biden administration that it \u2062was under control. Record numbers of migrants are\u200d trying to cross the border every day, \u200cwith many managing to evade detection. Border agents, who \u2063have seen it all, are shocked at the\u2064 scale of \u200bthese crossings, calling it\u200b the worst surge they&#8217;ve ever witnessed.<\/p>\n<p>Even members of \u2062Biden&#8217;s\u2064 own party \u200dare now acknowledging the crisis \u200bat the southern border and calling \u2063for policy changes, not just money, to secure\u200d the\u2063 border and fix the \u2063asylum laws and processes. \u200cThe situation has clearly\u2064 reached a \u200dpoint where it can no longer be ignored or downplayed.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to remember\u2064 the previous assurances given by\u200d the mainstream media and the Biden administration that the\u200d border was under control. They claimed \u2063to have a plan and were ready for the \u2062surge, but\u200b the\u2062 reality on the ground tells a\u2062 different\u200c story. The press and administration\u200b officials pointed to various strategies and investments as the reasons for \u200bthe \u200ddecrease in migrant encounters, only to be proven wrong as the\u200d crisis continued to\u2064 escalate.<\/p>\n<p>This crisis at America&#8217;s southern border is not a political game. It is a humanitarian disaster that needs immediate attention and action.\u200c The Biden administration must work with both sides of the aisle to\u2064 fix the broken asylum laws and processes,\u2062 and \u2062secure the border to prevent further suffering and chaos. It is time for real solutions, not \u2063empty promises and misleading narratives. The escalating crisis at America&#8217;s\u200b southern border demands our attention and decisive action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Media prematurely declared victory on President Biden&#8217;s control over the southern border crisis. 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