TEXAS – A total of 750 agents are heading to the U.S. border with Mexico to help with Border Patrol Sectors.

• 750 agents heading to border
• 108,500 immigrant families in U.S.
• 300 asylum seekers in San Antonio in 1 weekend

On Monday, Homeland Security Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen ordered the agents to head south after Immigration Customs and Enforcement officials released their latest numbers of immigrants detained in the U.S. Over the last three months, 108,500 immigrant family members are now in the U.S., waiting to go before an immigration court.

This past weekend alone, 300 asylum seekers made their way to San Antonio, after ICE released them from custody.

Homeland Security reports there have been days with over 1,000 immigrants released from custody along the border. Non-government immigration experts see this process happen in real time.

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"They're just kind of dumped at the bus station and have to figure out tickets and all of that." – Eric Schommer

Schommer, an immigration law professor at St. Mary's School of Law, says the current flood of migrants entering the U.S. is real, but it's not the dire situation painted by the Trump Administration.

"While the numbers of people are high it's not like this population is trying to evade inspection," said Schommer.

Nielson ordered the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner to begin emergency surge operations and to reassign border agents from across the agency to deal the influx of migrants.

In a government memo, Nielson writes: “The crisis at our border is worsening, and DHS will do everything in its power to end it,” adding, “We will not stand idly by while Congress fails to act yet again, so all options are on the table."

Legal experts say immigration courts are backlogged. They also say Nielson is dealing with a crisis created by the current administration.

Right now there is a bottleneck effect at all Ports of Entry from Mexico, which forces migrants to cross into the country illegally.

"It's not as if there are officers are out in the brush trying to find and chase after people. People are crossing right near Ports of Entry and turning themselves in," said Schommer.

ICE says they have to release immigrants because of limited space and resources. The Flores Agreement requires all family members be freed after 20 days.