SAN DIEGO — Long stretches of silence on a Border Patrol scanner are punctuated with updates on tracking a single migrant for hours. The radio traffic sounds like a throwback to earlier times, before the United States became the largest destination for asylum-seekers in 2017.
'There's a pair way down there. We'll see if they start moving up,' one agent says.'Yeah, maybe they'll try to move north in a bit,' another responds.Saying that 'America's sovereignty is under attack,' President Donald Trump's declaration of a border emergency comes at a time of relative calm after years of deep turmoil. Active-duty military arrived Thursday in San Diego and in El Paso, Texas, as part of an initial deployment of 1,500 troops.
Migrants who elude capture walk as long as two days in the wilderness before arriving at smugglers' vehicles. Agents parked in staging areas follow their movements and discuss when to move in.'Does anyone have eyes on them? You can't miss them,' one agent says on the radio.'Potentially two so far,' another chimes in.
Border Emergency Declaration Comes Amid Relative Calm After Years Of Major Turmoil
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