‘They Do Not Expect This Lull To Last’: Reporter Bill Melugin Says Border Crossings Will ‘Crank Back Up’ | Eastern North Carolina Now

    Publisher's Note: This post appears here courtesy of the The Daily Wire. The author of this post is Virginia Kruta.

    Fox News reporter Bill Melugin said Sunday that Customs and Border Patrol agents did not expect a brief lull in the mass border crossings to be a permanent development.

    Melugin said that although there had been a precipitous drop in crossings in the days since 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 once focus is diverted elsewhere, the numbers will begin to climb again.

    "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," Melugin tweeted, attributing the sudden drop to the fact that they were seeing "more enforcement from MX, TX blocking entry, and migrants going to POEs."

    "CBP contacts tell me they do not expect this lull to last. They expect numbers to crank back up again - but not to the record setting levels we saw this week of 10,000+ per day," Melugin continued.

    Despite the rapid and dramatic drop in numbers of illegal crossings since Title 42 was allowed to expire, Melugin also reported that an Afghan national who was on the FBI's terror watch list was among those who did cross 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.

    Melugin went on to share a statement from Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) who said, "Biden's open borders aren't just a gateway to five million illegals, record human and child trafficking, and the deadliest drug crisis in out history. Biden's reckless policy is also an open invitation to even the most wanted terrorists in the world to come to America."

poll#162

In what may be the most divisive period in modern American History, even more divisive than the turbulent sixties due to today's lack of patriotism, consider what are the major catalysts causing so much of this calamity of conflict, and vote: What most instigates the division of America, on this day September 20, 2022?

  Racism within our society

  Sex realignment to the detriment of our society.

  Biden /Harris Wide Open Southern Border Policy for the Demographic Upheaval of OUR Constitutional Republic

  Rampant Crime in Democratic controlled cities, and the possible contagion elsewhere

  Covid Pandemic, and its mishandling at the political, and bureaucratic levels.

  The unresolved questions /allegation regarding the flawed 2020 General Election

  January 6th Riot or "Armed Insurrection", depending upon patriotic perspective

  Joe Biden as Divisive Leader; Ineffective and Corrupt Executive

  Failed Education Industry, from an overall perspective, regarding all levels of education.

  Propagandistic Media in complete conflict with the First Amendment's guarantee of Freedom of Speech, and the awesome responsibility of a Free Press..

  "Orangeman Bad!"

  Bureaucracy rushing to a behemoth size, its unjustified expense, and far too often overreach.

  The Weaponized Deep State for political purposes

  A secular ambivalence to all that is real.

  Record number of overdose deaths from opioids and now Fentanyl

  Biden Administration's disastrous Foreign Policy

  Bidenflation /supply chain failure inevitably evolving into stagflation and recession.

  "Ultra MAGA Extremists" freely speaking louder AND LOUDER!

922 total vote(s)     What's your Opinion?

poll#163

The previous poll on Eastern NC NOW showcased what are many of OUR Constitutional Republic's certain obstacles to remain viable, where the top encumbrance to that continuance as a functioning Republic was the Biden /Harris Wide Open Southern Border. Understanding this overwhelming concern to real America citizens: Do you believe it important to challenge the veracity of those legislated concerns of Democratic Socialists by transporting Illegal Migrants to their Sanctuary cities, counties and states for their direct care?

  Yes; test the depth of their "compassion" by giving Democratic Socialists an opportunity to enact all Sanctuary provisions in their communities to test how much they truly do care.

  No; the Biden /Harris Wide Open Southern Border Project is designed to only inundate "Red States" to begin their Demographic Upheaval for the benefit of we Democratic Socialists, our politics.

  I generally do NOT care about politics, but it is fun watching abject hypocrites squirm; maybe I will start getting more involved.

401 total vote(s)     What's your Opinion?