The Biden administration is reportedly preparing for a potential migrant surge at the southern border ahead of a looming Trump administration amid concerns that migrants may seek to flood into the U.S. before President-elect Trump enacts strict border controls.

Numbers have dropped dramatically at the southern border since June after a more than three-year historic surge that overwhelmed officials and communities across the country. Trump’s presidential election victory on Tuesday brings the prospect of much tougher border measures and a mass deportation operation.

NBC News reports that on Monday, before the election, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas held a virtual meeting with top advisers and the heads of DHS agencies. In that meeting, officials raised concerns about what a Trump victory might mean for the border.

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The report said that officials asked if DHS officials were prepared for a possible spike in immigration, with immigrants preparing to enter the country at the last minute.

Migrants would unlikely be motivated by the prospect of a Trump administration, where there have been promises of historic deportations and a crackdown on sanctuary cities, but would instead be motivated by an effort to take advantage of what may be lighter border security than what they believe will be in place under the Republican administration.

DHS did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. But there are concerns that have been echoed by some conservatives who believe there could be a surge leading up to January.

“It’s going to be a rush to the border,” Lora Ries, director of the Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center, told Fox News Digital. “I’m sure Mexico has stepped out of the way 1734917353 that the election is over, feeling their obligation to try and help Kamala Harris win the election is finished.”

Trump has promised to implement additional limits on the border, which includes ending the use of the CBP One app to bring in hundreds of thousands of migrants via humanitarian parole at ports of entry. He has also promised to build additional border wall to the more than 450 miles he built during his first administration.

He has also promised to launch the “largest domestic deportation operation in American history” to deport millions of illegal immigrants.

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Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are shown during his rally in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Nov. 6, 2024. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)

Ries said that any surge will be fueled by migrant smugglers looking for business.

“The cartels and the smugglers are spreading the word that now’s the time to get in before Trump enters,” she said. “They will use any marketing that they can at any time to make more money.”

Republicans have also called for a tighter use of Temporary Protected Status, which grants foreign nationals from certain countries protection from deportation and work permits if it is deemed unsafe for them to return.

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Other Trump-era policies that could come back include a form of the Remain in Mexico policy, which saw migrants stay in Mexico while they wait for their asylum cases to be heard, and travel bans from countries deemed to be national security threats.

In the last week, Trump also raised the possibility of a tariff on Mexican goods to force Mexico to get tighter control of the numbers coming north.

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“I’m going to inform [the Mexican president] on day one or sooner that if they don’t stop this onslaught of criminals and drugs coming into our country, I’m going to immediately impose a 25% tariff on everything they send into the United States of America,” he said.

Ries said the looming restrictions will deter some migrants, but not all of them.

“A lot will take their shot because over the decades they’ve seen that if they generally fly below the radar once in the U.S., their chance of being encountered and removed is quite low. But for some, they’ll decide: ‘I’m not going to spend my money, I’m not going to sell my house and do this.’”

The Dallas Cowboys are playing their third game in a row at home that is in front of a massive television audience as they are now going from Thanksgiving Day to Monday Night Football to Sunday Night Football. America’s Team and all that jazz. It is the first time that they will be playing a game in general though as a team eliminated from playoff contention.

This time around the Cowboys will be hosting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and are underdogs even in their home building. While Dallas has won three of their last four, the Buccaneers have won all of their last four. Needless to say it is going to be a difficult outing.

We will see how well the Cowboys fare and if they are able to make it four out of five. The early parts of this season were extremely tough, but they have been playing very well for the last month or so.

This post will serve as our running recap throughout it all. We will update things on a quarterly basis and at the end of the game sort it so that it can be read in chronological order.

Let’s go Cowboys!

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Injury Updates

We have known for some time that Trevon Diggs’ season is over, but the Cowboys formally placed him on injured reserve on Saturday.

Dallas signed Andrew Booth to the active roster in response.

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As noted up top… the Washington Commanders beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday and in the process they eliminated the Cowboys from playoff contention.

The Drought™ grows all the more large.

Up Next For The Cowboys

The Dallas Cowboys are set for their final road trip of the season next Sunday as they will visit the Philadelphia Eagles. After that they will return home to host the Washington Commanders before they wrap everything up.

A Miami Police lieutenant has been arrested on a domestic violence charge after he allegedly spit at and slapped his wife.

Lt. Thomas L. Carroll, 47, was arrested Saturday on a battery – domestic violence charge, an arrest report said.

According to the report, Carroll and his wife were involved in an argument when Carroll allegedly spit at her around 10 times.

He also allegedly slapped her twice in the face, the report said.

The wife ran out of the house and called police. The report said she didn’t have visible injuries but added that two witnesses corroborated her allegations.

Thomas was booked into jail and later released. Attorney information wasn’t available.

In a statement, Assistant Chief of Police Armando Aguilar said Carroll was relieved of duty pending further investigation.

“The Miami Police Department is committed to serving victims of domestic violence and holding the perpetrators of such crimes accountable for their actions. When acts of domestic violence are perpetrated by law enforcement officers, they are especially disheartening, as they represent a breach of the sacred trust placed in us by the people we serve,” Aguilar said in a statement. “We wish to thank the victim and witnesses in this case for coming forward. We are committed to ensuring that a thorough investigation is conducted and that the victim receives all necessary support throughout this process.”

Aguilar said Carroll was at one point an assistant chief of police but has been a lieutenant in the field operations division since 2023.