The reason for the increase is because we have a lot more agents out there. We have 2,400 agents, and we're making it a lot more difficult [to enter]. We're frustrating their efforts because we have a constant presence along the borders.

Jose Garza

Related Quotes

These guys are so awesome. We have a really good team. That's one reason I wish I wasn't a senior. We are all really good friends and we always stay positive.

That does not mean the Tucson Sector is going to send any yet.

We need the permanent checkpoints - they send a message of deterrence.

The heat has been brutal. The smugglers continue to bring these people to the vastness of our western deserts ... and we cannot control the elements.

We had 39 days of extreme heat. That's what led to the spike in the deaths in the summer months. We had 61 deaths in July alone.