US-Mexico Border

At least 200 U.S. Border Patrol agents from across the country, including the northern border, have been reassigned on 30-day volunteer duties to Laredo, Texas, to pursue migrants evading capture. Multiple Department of Homeland Security sources described the move as a response to a recent influx of 'gotaways' in the area. Agents on the northern border expressed reluctance to leave their posts due to ongoing smuggling pressures.