So I would say they are not being utilized on a daily basis to patrol the border and make arrests. We decided that would not be what they are deployed for. But they are really providing a lot of capability that frees up a limited number of Border Patrol agents to be the frontline troops. to go out and make the arrests and do the daytoday work that has to be done. The success of the operation is undeniable. By early December of 2006. just 6 months after the deployment began. Robert Gilbert. the chief Border Patrol agent for the Border Patrols El Paso sector. stated: Jointly. we are making a definite impact on the border. The professionalism and dedication and training the Guard units have brought to our mission and our fight. the way they have made it their mission and their fight. is more than we expected. That same month. the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.
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