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Andy Biggs: The gentleman is correct. The reason is because they want to facilitate you getting through faster and we want to…

On the recordJanuary 11, 2024
The gentleman is correct. The reason is because they want to facilitate you getting through faster and we want to distribute you throughout the country, at least this administration does. You register with the CBP One app. Well, they are going to tell you where the green lights are, and they are going to gray out where you can't come. So they started graying out Eagle Pass. This bridge we are talking about, there is a port of entry on the bridge. They said: No, we are not going to take any more people that way. You are going to need to go to some other port of entry, and so they do. That is how they slow that down. However, in the meantime, between the ports of entry, they are coming in droves.
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Andy Biggs
Republican · Arizona
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Jan 11, 2024

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