Arizona Border Rancher Expresses Concerns Over Cartel Tactics to Overwhelm Border Patrol

A fifth-generation Arizona rancher, Jim Chilton, believes that cartels intentionally flood certain areas along the border with migrants as a diversionary tactic to draw Border Patrol agents away from other locations, creating opportunities for smuggling terrorists and drugs. Chilton's concerns come as U.S. Customs and Border Protection faces a surge in illegal migrant crossings, with over 12,000 migrants flooding the border on December 4. Chilton warns that while Border Patrol is diverted, dangerous individuals and drugs could be entering the country. Additionally, he highlights the increasing threat of terrorism, citing the record number of encounters with individuals on the FBI terror watch lists at the southern border.