{"id":2621819,"date":"2026-06-30T18:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T22:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-official-us-canada-border-remains-unsecured\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T18:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T22:50:11","slug":"border-patrol-official-us-canada-border-remains-unsecured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-official-us-canada-border-remains-unsecured\/","title":{"rendered":"Border Patrol official: US-Canada border remains unsecured"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/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%2Fborder-patrol-official-us-canada-border-remains-unsecured%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=2621819&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--><p>The U.S. Border Patrol&#8217;s second-in-command acknowledged to Congress that the border between the U.S. and Canada is not secure,especially after homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin revealed an increase in Iranian nationals attempting illegal crossings from the north. Jason Schneider, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trial-of-canadian-national-detained-in-china-for-over-two-years-begins-canadian-diplomat-denied-access\/\" title=\"Trial of Canadian national detained in China for over two years begins, Canadian diplomat denied access\">acting deputy chief<\/a> of Border Patrol, testified that while the agency is working to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dumping-cash-into-central-america-isnt-going-to-help-the-immigration-crisis\/\" title=\"\u2018Dumping Cash Into Central America\u2019 Isn\u2019t Going To Help The Immigration Crisis\">improve security<\/a> through increased staffing and technology, it does not have full awareness along the entire 5,500-mile border. The border, which is nearly three times longer than the U.S.-Mexico border and includes Alaska,has no border wall. Mullin highlighted a rise in arrests of Iranian nationals trying to cross into the U.S. from Canada,attributing this to restrictive policies at the southern border. authorities are deploying efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-puts-his-money-where-his-mouth-is-posts-live-video-from-us-southern-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Elon Musk backs his words with action, shares live video of US ... crisis.\">enhance border control<\/a>, but full operational control remains a work in progress.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Border Patrol\u2019s second-in-command admitted to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\">Congress<\/a> on Tuesday that the U.S.-Canada border is not secure, an acknowledgment that comes days after Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/markwayne-mullin\">Markwayne Mullin<\/a> disclosed that Iranian nationals were <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4620452\/iranians-revolutionary-guard-crossing-us-canada-border\/\">encountered<\/a> attempting to enter illegally over the northern border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-patrol\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"2090\">Border Patrol\u2019s<\/a> acting deputy chief, Jason Schneider, told House Homeland Security Committee members in a hearing Tuesday afternoon that the 21,<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >000-person federal law enforcement organization<\/a> did not have full awareness of what is coming over the 5,500 miles of shared boundary between the United States and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"366\">Canada<\/a>. However, Schneider insisted that it is spending congressional funding to increase the number of agents nationwide, as well as facilities and resources.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4631604\/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-mike-johnson\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling imperils national security: Mike Johnson<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4631505\/border-patrol-official-testifies-us-canada-not-secure\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Is US-Canada border secure? Border Patrol official testifies \u2018no\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4630979\/mkultra-hearing-grilling-nih-researcher\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>MKUltra hearing turns into intense grilling of NIH researcher about the origins of COVID-19<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS) asked Schneider in a hearing about the northern border and if he believed it could be deemed \u201csecure.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo, not right now. We\u2019re getting there, though, sir,\u201d said Schneider. \u201cWe are implementing a holistic approach to include increased staffing, infrastructure, technology. We\u2019re close.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Guest followed up by asking if the Border Patrol had \u201coperational control\u201d of the land between vehicular ports of entry where cars and trucks pass through inspection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a good understanding. We do not have 100% situational awareness\u00a0along the 5,500 miles of the northern border, but our agents are out there every day working hard and leveraging technology, leveraging our partnerships with local, state, and federal, and our Canadian partners,\u201d Schneider said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S.-Canada border is nearly three times the length of the U.S.-Mexico border and includes the shared international boundary between Alaska and Canada. No border wall is in place along the Canadian border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4628563\/haitians-syrians-self-deport-or-face-ice\/\">HAITIANS AND SYRIANS MUST SELF-DEPORT IN A MATTER OF HOURS OR FACE ICE, OFFICIALS SAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, Mullin <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4620452\/iranians-revolutionary-guard-crossing-us-canada-border\/\">said<\/a> the U.S. has seen an \u201cunusual amount of Iranian nationals trying to sneak in through our northern, not southern, border because President Trump\u2019s policies have closed the southern border.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur northern border, we\u2019ve seen arrests go up daily on Iranian nationals,\u201d Mullin said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Border Patrol official admits U.S.-Canada border is insecure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2621820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP070919097207-e1782854486133.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[33146,33709,57601],"class_list":["post-2621819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-border-patrol","tag-border-security","tag-us-canada-border"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP070919097207-e1782854486133.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2621819"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2621823,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2621819\/revisions\/2621823"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2621820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2621819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2621819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2621819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}