Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Lankford credited the Trump administration with transforming the southern border in little more than three months compared to what he witnessed during four years under the Biden administration.

Among the most impressive improvements was the renewed morale among federal law enforcement officials tasked with policing the U.S.-Mexico border, Lankford told the Washington Examiner.

The officials now can focus on their primary duty of patrolling the border as opposed to transporting and watching over illegal immigrants in custody under former President Joe Biden. They also are better able to stop drugs from entering the U.S.

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