An unofficial U.S. Customs and Border Protection report reviewed by Breitbart Texas shows that approximately 700 immigrants from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were arrested entering the San Diego area during the third week of April. It became clear. More than 26,000 Chinese immigrants have been arrested since the fiscal year began in October.
A CBP official, who was not authorized to speak to the media, told Breitbart in Texas that the number of Chinese immigrants apprehended has more than tripled compared to the same time last year. The official told Breitbart that China is now among the top 10 countries encountered by Border Patrol along its southern border. Sources say the majority of Chinese nationals will be released to the United States almost immediately, as China steadfastly refuses to let its citizens return.
“Recently, we have only operated one repatriation flight to China,” the official lamented. “Until circumstances change, we will publish unless there is specific derogatory information about an individual. We have no other choice.”
The agency remains perplexed by the continued increase in Chinese immigration. Border Patrol encountered a total of 342 People’s Republic of China nationals across the Southwest border, double the number of People’s Republic of China nationals who entered Southern California during the third week of April, compared to all of fiscal year 2021. The intelligence briefings provide little information about migrants and their purposes for entering the country, the source said. Sources say language barriers, a huge number of points to cross and anxiety are major challenges.
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned national security and intelligence experts Thursday of the threat posed by China, as an incursion into Southern California by 700 Chinese nationals was underway last week. In his remarks at Vanderbilt Summit on Modern Conflicts and Emerging Threats In Nashville, Ray told the crowd: [People’s Republic of China] That the United States considers all areas of operating our society as fair game to gain an upper hand on the world stage, and that its plans create panic and crush America’s will to resist. It has been made clear that the aim is to inflict a low impact on civilian infrastructure.”
The biggest risk to national security, CBP officials say, is not fully understanding who the migrants are and what their intentions are.
“We want to focus on the threat posed by the Chinese government, and we don’t want to blame all the Chinese people, but at this point the government is also the people,” the official added. “We are in the dark about who is our enemy and who is our friend.”
Breitbart Texas recently spoke with Dr. Kenneth Allard, a retired Army colonel and former dean of students at the National War College, about the rise in Chinese immigration. As the author of numerous works such as warhead: Cable News and the Fog of War, Allard, a former intelligence officer and special assistant to the Army Chief of Staff, is also concerned about the lack of information about the sharp increase in arrests of immigrants from the People’s Republic of China.
Allard says it may be the case that most Chinese immigrants are actually dissidents fleeing harsh conditions in China. But as an expert on totalitarian regimes, he believes the current government lacks the will to properly investigate this phenomenon.
“Totalitarian governments like China are capitalizing on opportunities,” Allard told Breitbart Texas. “They recognize a weakness and are quick to exploit it. What we are seeing reflects deliberate policy choices by the administration.”
Asked about the possibility of China exploiting the current crisis along the southern border, Allard said the administration definitely recognizes the weakness that President Biden has shown on the international stage. “It’s clear that we’re not completely in control,” he added. China also recognizes that, he said.
According to CBP sources, the travel routes for most Chinese migrants are expensive and difficult. Travel to the United States almost always includes a trip from Hong Kong to Turkey to Ecuador. Ecuador is a common point on the route, as Chinese nationals do not need to possess a visa to enter the Latin American country.
Sources said the migrants will cross through Central America through Panama’s Darien Canyon, enter Mexico and then enter the southern border of the United States. Breitbart Texas reported that smuggling fees from the People’s Republic of China to the U.S.-Mexico border can amount to as much as $55,000.
In the first six months of fiscal year 2024, Border Patrol agents apprehended 24,296 Chinese immigrants. This is an all-time record. This exceeded the total number of Chinese immigrants who entered the United States illegally between ports of entry in fiscal 2013 (24,125). Of the more than 24,000 Chinese immigrants apprehended by the Border Patrol this year, 23,890 were apprehended in the San Diego area. This is an increase from the 10,520 people arrested in this field in fiscal year 2023.
Randy Clark He is a 32-year veteran of the U.S. Border Patrol. Prior to his retirement, he served as Division Chief of Law Enforcement Operations, directing operations for nine Border Patrol stations within the Del Rio, Texas area. Follow him on Twitter @RandyClarkBBTX.
