Sen. Cruz Commemorates 99th Anniversary of U.S. Border Patrol

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement in recognition of the U.S. Border Patrol’s 99^thAnniversary:

“The men and women of Border Patrol are some of America’s finest, having selflessly devoted their lives to the mission of securing our border. For the last 99 years, the U.S. Border Patrol’s agents have exemplified courage and played a critical role in maintaining our national security. Right now, at our southern border, we are witnessing the worst illegal immigration crisis in our nation’s history. Now more than ever, I remain committed to fighting for our Border Patrol agents, along with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, to ensure they have the necessary support and resources to protect and defend our border in spite of the reckless policies of the Biden administration.”

On May 28, 1924 the U.S. Border Patrol was established by an act of Congress in response to the rise of illegal immigration. For the past 99 years, Border Patrol agents have been responsible for securing our nation’s borders between ports of entry while simultaneously combating the illegal immigration crisis, human smuggling, and drug trafficking. Sen. Cruz has an extensive history of working with Border Patrol to ensure they are provided with the tools necessary to accomplish the tasks of securing our nation’s border.

Sen. Cruz has led the fight to secure the border:

• Led numerous groups of legislators on trips to the U.S. Mexico border to document the unrelenting crisis there under Joe Biden’s open borders agenda.

• Drove the effort to confront the Biden Administration to address the humanitarian and security crisis at the U.S. southern border by establishing effective immigration controls in the United States. He also focused on targeting U.S. foreign assistance efforts to strengthen border security and migration management capacities in the region, and leveraging existing bilateral extradition treaties and the Palermo Protocols to prosecute transnational criminal actors facilitating illegal migration to the United States.
• Successfully secured several amendments to the Coast Guard Authorization Act which supports security efforts at our southern border.
• Delivered on legislation that mandates real-time data sharing between U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (USCBP) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), legislation that would mandate the acquisition of enhanced surveillance capabilities for the southern maritime boundary.

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