“We have hope. We can take care of our country and our citizens. Do what we are sworn to do. Bring pride back to our agency,” a senior Texas Border Patrol agent wrote in a text message Wednesday morning. “We felt like we were being forced to turn our backs on our country! No more!!!”

“Feelings are strong right now, in a good way,” said a second agent stationed in Texas.

A third agent, a senior official stationed at Border Patrol headquarters in Washington, said he was “relieved” by the outcome.

“Personally, I am relieved and hopeful that we will get back to securing the border the way we were always supposed to secure it. My friends/colleagues are all grateful and ready to get to work fixing the border,” the third agent wrote in a text message.

Paul Perez, president of the National Border Patrol Council union, told the Washington Examiner On Wednesday, he expects the new Trump-Vance administration to end the use of “catch and release,” or the automatic release of illegal immigrants into the country.

“Trump’s victory means a return to a more secure border, like the one we saw during his first term, but also an end to catch and release operations, an end to the influx of criminals from around the world whole, warning to the cartels that they are we will not be allowed to freely rule our borders and give a voice to the victims of illegal alien crime,” Perez wrote in a text message.

Under the Biden administration, more than 10.7 million people have been encountered by federal police trying to enter the country, more than any other two-term administration, according to Customs and Protection borders of the United States. statistics.

Even though the current administration has income more illegal immigrants in Mexico and other countries, he also released more than any other administration in the country while awaiting court dates years later.

Rodney Scottformer national chief of the Border Patrol, said agents across the country are excited about the election results.

“Yesterday, America said loud and clear: we demand better. Better national security, better economic security and a better, brighter future,” said Scott, distinguished senior fellow for border security at the Texas Public Policy Foundation think tank in Austin. “Like the majority of Americans, the officials I spoke with are excited to get America back on track toward common-sense policies that put the needs of Americans first. »

The Biden administration cracked down on border crossings earlier this year, implementing elements of a border deal that failed to pass the Senate. However, a senior agent in Texas said Trump’s victory would mean the Border Patrol would “start enforcing existing immigration laws” in a way that the current administration has circumvented.

“Most (large Border Patrol centers that detain immigrants) have a military base/airport nearby. Instead of releasing everyone, use military bases for mass deportations,” the fourth agent suggested. “It worked for people coming from Haiti. They stopped entering when they were sent straight back to their countries.

A fifth Border Patrol employee, a senior agent in California, said the change in administration would likely mean the agency’s immigration enforcement would increase.

“It’s the consequences that will change. With Biden/Harris, we are releasing repeat offenders and people who have already been deported,” the fourth agent said. “Illegal immigration will not be solved in this or future elections, but it must be controlled. People are always looking for a better life and the American dream, but they have to do it legally. »

Under the Biden-Harris administration, at least 5.3 million of the more than 7 million illegal immigrants apprehended by the Border Patrol who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally have been released into the country. The remaining 3 million were encountered at ports of entry.

In countless cases, illegal immigrants released into the country were later arrested as suspects in violent crimes against people in the United States.

Last summer, Rachel Morin, a 37-year-old mother from Maryland, was sexually assaulted and killed while she was jogging. The suspect, illegal immigrant Victor Martinez-Hernandez from El Salvador, was arrested this summer by Oklahoma police.

THE death Laken Riley, a nursing student from Georgia earlier this year, became so politically explosive that President Joe Biden mentioned her during his State of the Union.

Other incidents, including attacks on the New York Police Department and sexual assaults and homicides against preteen girls and single women Texas And Iowaalso attracted media coverage.

“We look forward to making crime illegal again.” The men and women who protect the nation’s borders are thrilled to now have our strongest advocate for border security on our side,” Perez said. “Protecting this nation and its citizens has never been a secondary issue for President Trump, and now we can all rest assured that our country is in the best position to succeed at home and abroad.” »

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A sixth agent, a senior agent in Texas, was optimistic about change in the White House administration but was interested in how Trump would change his day-to-day operations.

“Curious what he’s doing with the CBP 1 app. It’s really been directing a lot of our traffic to the ports of entry,” the sixth agent wrote in a text message. “Also, curious to see what he does with the latest proclamation which has helped us tremendously. And of course, I can’t wait to see what new policies he will implement.