U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday arrested 182 Chinese nationals who illegally entered the United States through a key stretch of the southern border, Fox News reported.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials told Fox News that the country has seen large numbers of Chinese migrants in recent months.
Since October 1, more than 22,000 Chinese nationals have been arrested by Border Patrol.
Chinese illegal immigrants increase at record-breaking pace at US southern border
A Chinese immigrant speaks with a Border Patrol agent before being processed after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States. (Brandon Bell)
Fox News Digital has reached out to border officials.
The number of Chinese nationals arrested for illegal entry has increased dramatically in recent years, from 342 in 2021 to 22,233 since the start of the 2024 fiscal year on October 1.
In fiscal year 2022, 1,987 arrests occurred and in fiscal year 2023, 24,125 arrests were reported.
number of Chinese immigrants The number of encounters in the San Diego area exceeds that of Mexican nationals, according to CBP data. Since October, border authorities have encountered the second-highest number of Chinese migrants after Colombia (28,000). Mexican nationals ranked third with 18,000, followed by Brazil (8,700) and Ecuador (7,700).
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While some Chinese immigrants have voiced support for President Biden, who has been criticized by Republicans for reversing Trump-era border policies, others remain apathetic.
One immigrant who spoke to Fox News said he got inspiration for his difficult journey from a Chinese social media app. He said he gathered information from online sources to learn how to reach the United States, including routes, border navigation and how to dispose of information to avoid origin tracking.
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Immigrants line up in Jacumba, California. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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“Whether it’s Trump or Biden, we just wanted to come to America,” he said. “I’m not worried about legal status issues, because as long as we get to the United States, there’s always a way to resolve the issue.” identity issues. We want to go to the United States mainly for our children and to give them a better future. ”
Fox News Digital’s Adam Shaw and Griff Jenkins contributed to this report.
