Growing border insecurity and concerns that illegal immigrants are infected with coronavirus are prompting the nation’s sheriffs to urge the Biden administration to take action to tighten controls.

At its virtual winter meeting this week, the National Sheriffs’ Association’s board of directors discussed the threat to the United States by the latest migrant surge and OK’d a detailed warning call to the president.

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