More encounters were recorded at the U.S. southern border in fiscal year 2023 than any other since the government began collecting such records in 1960, shocking new data showed.
September alone also broke monthly records at the border, with 269,735 apprehensions recorded, according to new figures released by the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The record had previously been set in December 2022, when 252,315 people attempted to cross into the United States. The third month with the highest number of inhabitants was August of this year with 232,963 people.
Border agents witnessed more than 2.4 million encounters in the last fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, according to federal agency statistics, capping the third consecutive year of record-breaking southern border apprehension numbers. established the previous year.
More than 2.3 million people attempted to enter the United States in fiscal year 2022, while the previous year the record was set at more than 1.7 million.
In 2020, the fiscal year before President Biden took office, there were just 458,088.
Fiscal year 2023 saw more apprehensions at the southern border than in any previous year. James Keivom
That figure does not include “escapees”: those who are known to have crossed into the U.S. but were not detained, those who were seen on camera but were not detained, or those who were able to escape from border patrol. officers.
Earlier this month, CBP Chief Jason Owens warned that with border agents overwhelmed by having to process migrants who turn themselves in legally at entry points on the southern border, an average of 1,125 escaped people were entering. to the country daily. Fox News reported on Monday that there were 23,000 “known leaks” since October 1.
“These are individuals whose identities and purpose we do not know. That is why it is necessary for all Border Patrol agents to be in the field and patrolling,” he wrote in X.
DHS does not readily release data on deportation numbers, but recently stated that between June and August they were sending an average of 83,000 people back to their home country. New York Post
CBP said it has repatriated more than 250,000 people who were detained at the border between May and September.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) does not readily release data on deportation numbers, but recently said that between June and August they were sending an average of 83,000 people back to their home country, or to Mexico, under an agreement to deport immigrants. to countries of origin with which the United States has no diplomatic ties.
The majority of September arrests were of people who came from Venezuela, with a total of 54,833 arrests, a separate report showed.
Mexican migrants were the next in number of cases, with 39,733 registered arrests, followed by Guatemalans, Hondurans and Colombians.
President Biden has guaranteed temporary protected legal status and work permits for approximately 500,000 Venezuelans who arrived in the United States before July 31. The administration also continues to allow up to 43,000 people per month to enter the country through the CBP One app.
Migrant workers at the southern border in 1959. The US government began tracking border data in 1960Michael Rougier/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock
Diplomatic relations have recently been reestablished with Venezuela, allowing the United States to begin sending people back to the country. Last week the first flight was sent with 130 Venezuelan migrants on board.
Biden has earmarked $14 billion for border security in a new spending package announced Friday, according to ABC, but said he can’t achieve any long-term solutions without help from Congress.
Others see it differently: Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, puts the blame squarely on Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the current administration.
“This fiscal year may be over, but the historic crisis on our southwest border caused by Mayorkas’ policies continues,” he said.
With pole cables
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