Senator Robert Byrd
D -West Virginia |
Senator Robert Byrd - C-SPAN, April 20
The Border Patrol conducted successful
tests using the UAVs to for surveillance and to assist in
detecting individuals attempting to enter the U.S. illegally.
The operation, known as the Arizona Border Control initiative
used these drones to monitor and patrol a 350 mile-long swath
of the desert border. More than 350,000 illegal immigrants crossing
into the U.S. were apprehended during the operation. Regrettably,
this program was shut down on January 31 of this year. The funds
provided in this amendment would provide for the immediate resumption
of these surveillance and detection operations. [Note: The
Byrd amendment was passed]
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