Bradley on the Border

Border Patrol chief: 'We will get operational control' | Bradley on the Border


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Ali Bradley heads down to the Del Rio sector of the US-Mexico border to interview Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks and then-acting Del Rio Sector Chief Milton Moreno. Chief Banks outlines how the cartels are using violence against border agents, in some cases using bomb-wielding drones, while Moreno digs into the agency's work cracking down on crossings.Host: Ali BradleyExecutive Producer: Andy GipsonEditorial Producer: Meagan OuradaField Producer: Travis HarrisonAssociate Producer: Will TomasiNewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/1:02 Intro1:48 Interview with Milton Moreno6:15 Border patrol working with Mexican authorities7:10 Expanding and improving the border wall8:00 Border patrol’s safety measures for its agents10:00 Border processing coordinators10:36 Border patrol taking a high visibility stance at the Del Rio sector13:51 Dangers of crossing the Rio Grande15:25 Department of Defense assisting border patrol16:08 Frustrations with Biden administration border policies19:34 Interview with Mike Banks20:44 CPB Home app and self deportations22:19 Efforts to bring encounters down24:17 Got away numbers decreasing26:11 Expanding the buoy barrier27:43 Does Chief Banks expect the cartel to retaliate?31:04 Chief Banks on deportation efforts32:17 Concerns of gang members illegally crossing the border33:20 Utilizing border processing coordinators34:08 Border patrol’s recruiting efforts

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