evidence: Elise Stefanik stated on January 28, 2024 in a television interview "We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings." X posts stated on February 8, 2024 in una publicación en X En una entrevista con Tucker Carlson, el presidente ruso Vladimir Putin dijo que el tema de la frontera sur de Estados Unidos le parece "irónicamente divertido". TikTok posts stated on February 5, 2024 in una publicación en TikTok "El Senado de EE. UU. ha dado luz verde a un acuerdo que cierra inmediatamente las fronteras del país y limitará todas las peticiones de asilo y apelaciones". Steve Scalise stated on February 4, 2024 in a post on X The Senate’s border bill "accepts 5,000 illegal immigrants a day." TikTok posts stated on January 31, 2024 in a TikTok video Russian United Nations representative Vasily Nebenzya spoke about Russia supplying weapons to Texas to use in its border dispute with the Biden administration. [...] Alejandro Mayorkas stated on March 3, 2024 in a CNN interview "Since May of last year, we have removed or returned more individuals than in any year since 2015." Elise Stefanik stated on January 28, 2024 in a television interview "We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings."