Former Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz said the U.S.-Mexico border is at the quietest level he has ever seen, according to a CBS News video report. The report's summary says Ortiz's remarks also addressed the conduct of some officials in the Biden administration.
According to CBS News, Ortiz said some Biden administration officials were "embracing the chaos and crisis" at the southern border. The summary states that Ortiz now describes conditions at the border differently, pointing to its current quiet as the lowest level he has observed.
The summary does not identify the officials Ortiz referred to, the period of time he was describing, or any figures or observations that supported his assessment of the border's current condition. Those details were not included in the headline or summary available for this report.
The account of Ortiz's remarks rests on the CBS News summary alone. No other outlet's coverage of the statements was available for this report, so the description of what Ortiz said cannot be checked against additional reporting here.
The CBS News listing does not name a reporter, and its published summary is brief. The story is presented as Ortiz's own characterization of conditions at the border, as reported by CBS News.
The full CBS News video, which the source link points to, was not available in text form for this report, so any statements beyond the summary cannot be confirmed here. Ortiz's remarks are reported as his own account of the border's condition.
Sources: CBS News: Former Border Patrol chief says southern border is at quietest level he's ever seen.