At a subsequent House Homeland Security Committee Field Hearing, then-U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Chief Raul Ortiz, admitted – much more honestly than his boss, Secretary Mayorkas – that the U.S. does ...

The head of the U.S. Border Patrol on Wednesday told lawmakers the agency does not have operational control of the U.S. southern border -- as he also said that migration levels were at "crisis" levels ...

House Republicans haven't made giant leaps toward fulfilling this pledge, an ambitious one to be sure. But they have made some measurable progress, and it's been through the most unlikely of means: ...

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US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz on Wednesday said the US does not have "operational control" of the southern border, contradicting a stance previously taken by Department of Homeland Security ...

As economic uncertainty and operational complexity continue into 2026, infrastructure and operations leaders are under pressure to stabilize core services while enabling transformation. The ...