A border patrol agent walks along a trail littered with bracelets used by human smuggling groups near the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Guardsmen keep watch along the U.S.-Mexico border at the International bridge, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Hidalgo, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Ducks pass border patrol agents patrol preparing to patrol along the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Texas border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)A border patrol agent prepares to patrol along the Rio Grande, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Border patrol agents patrol along the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Texas border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)A border patrol agent prepares to patrol along the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Texas border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)A border patrol agent walks along a trail littered with bracelets used by human smuggling groups near the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)A border patrol agent waits for a patrol boat at the Rio Grande, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)A border patrol agent walks along the border wall near the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Border patrol agents patrol along the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Texas border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)A border patrol agent walks along a trail littered with bracelets used by human smuggling groups near the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)A teddy bear and bracelets used by human smuggling groups litter a trail near the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Pedestrians cross the International bridge, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Hidalgo, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)A discarded raft and other debris litter the bank at the Rio Grande Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Border patrol agents prepare to board boats to patrol along the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Texas border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Border patrol agents prepare to patrol along the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Texas border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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A border patrol agent walks along a trail littered with bracelets used by human smuggling groups near the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
