Customs and Border Protection was set up after 9/11 amid the fight against terrorism. Its responsibilities have ballooned with the influx of asylum-seeking migrants crossing the southern border.
Not enough Republican members are yet on board with either impeachment proceedings against the Homeland Security secretary or border security legislation.
Republicans have been making regular trips to the border with Mexico in hopes of dramatizing the United States’ immigration challenges. But they rarely account for the reality on the ground.