Former ICE Director: ‘What is Christian About’ the Crisis at the Southern Border?

December 13, 2023

The former director of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) pushed back on claims that enforcing the U.S. border is somehow anti-Christian.

“This administration, in the past 36 months, has sent a message to the entire world now is the time to come,” Morgan said on Catholic Vote’s LOOPCast podcast. “We have bolstered, facilitated, and enriched the cartels for them to increase their operations that have allowed and led to more migrants dying than in any other administration, more migrants suffering being assaulted or wrecked than any other administration, and more migrants being thrust in the life of trafficking than any other administration — because we’ve enticed them to jeopardize everything to come to our borders.”

“So tell me, what is Christian about that?” said Morgan.

On December 8, John R. Modlin, Chief Patrol Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector, posted on X that there were 18,900 illegals apprehended in just the Tucson, Ariz. Sector last week alone.

That was a significant increase from the previous week, when Modlin posted that there were 17,500 apprehensions.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last month announced the temporary closure of the Lukeville, Ariz. Port of Entry, due to the surge in illegal border crossings. 

The closure, which has no set date for reopening, has impacted both sides of the border and has resulted in travelers having to use alternative ports of entry, such as Nogales or San Luis, adding hours to their journeys.

Morgan, who currently serves as a visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, was the Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the Trump administration, where he managed a workforce of 60,000, a budget exceeding $13 billion, and oversaw CBP’s critical missions in counterterrorism, border security, and trade enforcement.

He also worked as Chief of U.S. Border Patrol in the Obama administration and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.