Customs and Border Protection's Nighttime Operations in El Paso Sector
Fox News reporter Brooke Taylor shares insights from a helicopter ride with Customs and Border Protection, showcasing advanced technology used to monitor migrant activity at night from miles away.
Key Points
- Use of high-tech cameras and mapping software to track migrants
- Agents wearing nighttime vision goggles for surveillance
- Laser technology used to pinpoint precise locations of targets
- Communication between Air and Marine agents and Border Patrol on the ground
- Apprehensions captured, including individuals from Mexico and Guatemala
Pros
- Advanced technology helps agents detect migrants and smugglers at night
- Decrease in 'gotaways' - migrants evading capture - in the El Paso Sector
- Increased presence of Border Patrol and National Guard in critical areas