Northwest Iowa — 4th District Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra, of Hull, along with Texas Representative Tony Gonzales, went to Van Horn, Texas, this weekend to tour what’s called the “Big Bend” sector of the U.S. – Mexico border.
The two received an aerial tour of the Big Bend, a remote sector of the border where apprehensions have reached unprecedented levels. They also visited the Presidio, Texas port of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, where Feenstra and Gonzales met with law enforcement officers who are on the front lines ensuring drugs, weapons, and other contraband does not make it across the border. Both Big Bend and Presidio are popular locations for migrants who have criminal records trying to smuggle drugs or weapons into the U.S.
Feenstra says illegal border crossings are at crisis levels and the Biden Administration needs to secure the border. Feenstra, who met with law enforcement officers in Texas, says fentanyl seizures have dramatically increased.
Republican Congresswomen Ashley Hinson of Marion and Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa also have been to the southern border. All three Republicans from Iowa who are members of the U.S. House have called on Vice President Kamala Harris to visit the border. President Biden has asked Harris to address the root causes of migration out of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador and he’s assigned the secretary of Homeland Security to address issues along the border with Mexico.
Image: Congressman Randy Feenstra speaks with law enforcement along the Texas-Mexico border. Photo courtesy of Congressman Feenstra’s Twitter feed.
