Raga Justin reports in the Times Union that in Rensselaer County recently, Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik said New York Republicans are starting a congressional caucus to focus on security concerns at the northern border. They aren't proposing building a wall yet, but they want something done as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency says outposts in Vermont and New York have reported a sharp uptick of crossings there. The Vermont outpost recorded 367 encounters with migrants in January. That's more than the total number of encounters during the month of January for the last 12 years combined. Stefanik has been fairly quiet on the subject, just Tweeting vague sentiments such as "Border security is national security" on Feb. 25. Stefanik also claims her office has been in touch with families who have documented migrant activity on their properties. Read more about this story in the Times Union.