Cameras on a U.S. Customs and Border Protection surveillance tower monitor activity along the U.S.-Mexico border fence and the All-American Canal in in Calexico, Calif., on March 8, 2024.

The Border Patrol is facing a large-scale outage of security cameras at the southern border with a memo reportedly warning it is having "significant impacts" on operations in apprehending migrants ...

Border patrol … have apprehended more than 5,000 migrants. Very busy in Del Rio and happening along the U.S.-Mexico border. A lot of frustration down here on the ground,” Melugin added.

Border agents are urging top immigration officials to address growing concerns with surveillance along the southern border after reports said almost 30 percent of security cameras were inoperable.