Fmr. Biden Border Chief: Border Has Never Been This Quiet, Having Consequences Works, Unlike Some in Biden White House Wanting ‘Crisis’ for ‘Their Agenda’

Breitbart ^ | 3 Nov 2026 | IAN HANCHETT

[Mr. Mojo]

During a portion of an interview with CBS News released on Monday, Raul Ortiz, who served as Chief of the Border Patrol during the Biden administration and as Deputy Chief during the first Trump administration, said that he’s never seen the border this quiet and “Even after 9/11, when we pushed resources to the border, airports, to make sure that we didn’t have another terroristic threat, we did not see the level of security that we’re experiencing right now.”

CBS News Immigration Correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez asked, “Have you ever seen the border this quiet?”

Ortiz answered, “No. Never. Even after 9/11, when we pushed resources to the border, airports, to make sure that we didn’t have another terroristic threat, we did not see the level of security that we’re experiencing right now. And it just goes to show that, when you have consequences, when you repatriate people, return people back to their home country, then — and you prosecute people, that it will make a difference. Those policies that didn’t exist under the Biden administration, that exist now, are making a huge impact on what’s happening.”

Ortiz added that, under the Biden administration, “It was a crisis, it was chaotic, and it was — at first, I thought that it was the fact that they were ignoring what was happening here on the border. Then I started to realize that they were actually embracing what was happening here on the border. They were embracing the chaos and the crisis because it fulfilled their agenda.”

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[SharpRightTurn]

“embracing the chaos”

Even if Pres. BiteMe was too demented to know what was going on, several of his hate-America holdovers from the Barry Soetoro administration were still actively working on their destroy America program.

[Merrick]

All lies!!! Nothing ever happens!!!

[Gay State Conservative]

later

[BenLurkin]

“They were embracing the chaos and the crisis because it fulfilled their agenda.”

[milagro]

It appears that Democrats have to bring in non-citizens to win elections.
This tells us a LOT about the true nature of their party, and why it’s members should NOT be called Democrats, but DEMONRATS!

[PGalt]

Thanks for posting.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Wow! A flash of honesty! How rare is that? But he can’t quite bring himself to say “All it took was a new President.”

[TexasKamaAina]

And it just goes to show that, when you have consequences, when you repatriate people, return people back to their home country, then — and you prosecute people, that it will make a difference.

People who think we should let up on the deportations don't understand that illegal entries are down not only because of enforcement at the border but because would-be illegal immigrants also see the repatriations. Deportations deter future illegals.

[vpintheak]

It’s been amazing how quiet the enemedia and the Dims have gone on this subject.

[cgbg]

The lack of border shutdown during the Covid scam is part of what convinced me it was all a fraud.

During a real life threatening pandemic the borders are sealed tight—whatever the cost, no excuses, no higher national priority.