EL PASO, Texas—Two Border Patrol vehicles stopped for a moment as they drove along the southern border, the only activity that could be seen from along the wall dividing Mexico and El Paso, Texas.

The border wall stretched far into the desert from the view of the helicopter.  

There has been a decline in activity along the border in recent months, a Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations pilot explained, but the agents still patrol the skies night and day.  

It’s quiet along the border in El Paso today. ? pic.twitter.com/vcnv9W55RI

“Recently, obviously, we’ve gotten great operational control of the border,” El Paso Air Branch Director Efren Gonzalez told The Daily Signal.  

“Stats are coming down, but that doesn’t necessarily mean........

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