Exclusive — Sen. Ron Johnson Demands to Know Why Biden Banned Drone Coverage of Migrant SurgeSean Moran 17 Sep 2021
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) sent letters to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Friday, demanding to know why the Joe Biden administration banned drones operated by news outlets from filming the migrant surge near the Del Rio, Texas border region, Breitbart News has learned exclusively.
Johnson, the former chair of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, demanded to know why the FAA issued a two-week temporary flight restriction (TFR) in the area surrounding the U.S.-Mexico border in Del Rio, Texas. Johnson noted that the TFR has prevented news organizations from using drones to obtain footage of the migrant crisis at the American southwest border.
“Any government stifling of First Amendment activities is unacceptable,” Johnson said in the letter to FAA Administrator Stephen Dickson, which Breitbart News obtained.
Johnson said the drone footage the border really revealed dramatic details about the border surge nine months into President Joe Biden’s administration:
The media has been using drones to cover the crisis at the border for months. In August, reporters used drones to cover thousands of migrants held by Border Patrol under the Anzalduas Bridge in Mission, Texas. Drone footage captured a group of runners climb the fence and escape into the United States while Border Patrol agents processed family units a few thousand feet away. Drone footage was also used to report on human smuggling operations from the Gulf Cartel in the Rio Grande Valley in June.
On September 16, 2021, a reporter with Fox News reported on a surge of migrants massing at the U.S. border in Del Rio, Texas. The reporter flew a drone to obtain footage of thousands of migrants under a bridge waiting to be processed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers. The disturbing images illustrate the gravity of the immigration crisis at our southwest border. As of the evening of September 16, 2021, there were over 10,000 migrants encamped under the Del Rio International Bridge.
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