SE Valley Times

U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5) said the border was more secure and the economy was better under the Trump Administration than it is under the Biden-Harris Administration.

"Under the Trump Administration, our borders were secure, groceries were affordable, and our communities were safe," Biggs posted on X. "Under Biden-Harris, we’ve been flooded with millions of illegal aliens, prices have skyrocketed, and American families aren’t safe."

There have been 440,598 total encounters to date in Arizona's Tucson Sector during fiscal year 2024, with 247,483 of these encounters being from citizens of Mexico, 80,709 from Guatemala, 3,386 from Honduras, 3,160 from El Salvador, and 105,860 from citizens from other countries.

During fiscal year 2024 to date, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has arrested 41,780 illegal aliens who have previous criminal convictions or who are wanted by law enforcement.

That’s according to an analysis of CBP Data conducted by Tucson Standard.

15,503 of these arrests have been made by the U.S. Border Patrol, and 26,277 of these arrests have been made by the CBP’s Office of Field Operations. The CBP’s 2024 fiscal year runs from October 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024.

Nationwide, almost 2.6 million illegal aliens have been encountered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Fiscal Year 2024, according to a CBP report. There were only 646,822 illegal alien encounters in Fiscal Year 2020, during which the Biden-Harris Administration took office.

Vice President Kamala Harris was appointed by President Joe Biden on March 24, 2021 “to lead efforts to stamp migration across the U.S.-Mexico border.”

Since Harris’ appointment, the “surge” of illegal aliens crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, particularly the Southwest portion of the U.S., has grown worse.

Biggs has represented Arizona's 5th Congressional District since 2017. He was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2016 election.

Before serving in Congress, Biggs was a member of the Arizona State Senate from 2011 to 2017 and the Arizona House of Representatives from 2003 to 2011. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Brigham Young University, a J.D. from the University of Arizona, and a Master of Arts in Political Science from Arizona State University. He was an attorney before entering politics. Biggs is married and has six children.