New statistics released by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) show that the number of Chinese migrants crossing the southern border has increased sharply since this time last year, raising national security concerns.
More than 20,000 Chinese nationals have entered the country illegally since the new fiscal year began on October 1, with more than 90% of them separated by about 60 miles, CBP officials told Fox News Digital. It is said to have invaded the San Diego area in places such as the small town of Jacumba. east of town.
Border Patrol is seeing record numbers in the region, where Chinese immigrants have increased more than 500% since this time last year, making it the fastest-growing population of illegal immigrants.
Immigrants line up in Jacumba, California. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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For comparison, there were only 450 total encounters with Chinese nationals in all of 2021, and the San Diego division surpassed that number in the past 48 hours.
Border sources say 269 Chinese immigrants were arrested by CBP agents in a single day this week.
Many illegal crossings in Jacumba occur where there are small gaps in the wall, through which illegal immigrants can routinely slip through.
Fox News reporters saw what appeared to be human smugglers approaching the border wall in an SUV, dropping off migrants, and walking through the gap.
The influx of Chinese immigrants has raised concerns that some may have ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Mexican workers set up tents to process asylum seekers along the border fence in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, on January 30, 2024. (Qian Weizhong/VCG, via Getty Images)
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“From a national security perspective, it’s just as important to focus on what’s in the flow as opposed to how big it is,” said a senior CBP official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC), which represents all rank-and-file border agents across the country, told Fox News that the majority of Chinese border crossers are single adult men of military age.
“This is a very frightening prospect. We know that China hates us, and we know that we are in China’s crosshairs,” Judd said.
“And they’re exporting so many people into our country that we really need to be afraid of that.”
According to a segment on “60 Minutes,” some Chinese migrants turned to the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok to learn “step-by-step instructions” on how to find gaps in the border wall and hire smugglers. He is said to be using videos from.
Immigrants seek hot food prepared by volunteers in Jacumba, California. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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The massive influx into California comes as encounters along the Texas border have dropped dramatically after the state tightened security along the border and clashed with the Biden administration in court. Ta.
A total of 176,205 migrants were encountered along the southern border in January, down from a record high of 300,000 in December.
On Tuesday, the House voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the porous border.
Meanwhile, CBP announced it has seized 7,000 pounds of fentanyl so far in fiscal year 2024 through January. The agency says it has discontinued more fentanyl in the past two years than in the past five years combined.
