Former President Donald Trump is leaning toward taking a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border soon, as federal officials struggle to deal with a surge in illegal border crossings. “A lot of people want me to,” including Border Patrol personnel, Trump said in an interview with Fox News on Saturday night. “They want me there, they’ve asked me to go, and I really sort of feel I owe it to them. They’re great people, they’re doing an incredible job. It’s impossible now with what [the Biden administration has] done,” he added. President Joe Biden rolled back a number of key measures the Trump administration had implemented to enforce border security, such as ending the so-called “catch and release” program, which allows illegal immigrants claiming asylum to be released into the United States as they await court hearings. Less than one in five asylum claims are ultimately granted. The policies have led …
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