U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced in a news release Wednesday that U.S. Border Patrol agents recorded a decrease in the number of encounters with migrants in April.
In April, Border Patrol recorded 128,900 encounters between ports of entry along the Southwest border. This figure was 30% lower than in April 2023 and 6% lower than in March.
Troy Miller, the senior official who performs the director’s duties, said in a statement that “CBP is working to ensure the safe, prompt, and orderly processing of individuals affected along the border to maximize expedited removal.” “We continue to commit resources and personnel to the department.”
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On March 21, a group of more than 100 immigrants broke through the border wall trying to enter the United States illegally. Border officials say encounters with migrants at the southern border decreased slightly in April. (James Breeden, New York Post/Mega)
Despite the decline, other statistics obtained by FOX News revealed that there were 1.6 million known escapes from fiscal year 2021 to fiscal year 2023. In the 10 years between fiscal years 2010 and 2020 under former Presidents Obama and Trump, authorities recorded more than 1.4 million known cases. vacation.
Known fugitives are illegal immigrants who are seen or detected through cameras, sensors, scaffolding, etc., but are never apprehended.
“If someone is willing to risk a remote and extremely dangerous situation to evade capture, you have to ask yourself why. Why would they be willing to take that risk? ” Border Patrol Commissioner Jason Owens asked a House committee in May 2023.
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President Biden has recently touted a decline in illegal border crossings. Border officials announced Wednesday that the number of encounters with migrants decreased in April. (Getty Images)
“That’s a concern to me. What’s even more concerning to me is that we don’t know who that person is,” he added. “We don’t know where they’re coming from. We don’t know what their intentions are. We don’t know what they’re bringing with them. That unknown represents a risk, a threat. It’s a big It’s a concern” uniform. “
In April, CBP processed 41,400 people through port-of-entry reservations submitted through the CBP One app, according to officials. Since the app was introduced in January 2023, more than 591,000 people have made appointments to present at ports of entry, according to CBP.
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Record numbers of immigrants entering the US have been heavily criticized, has previously pointed to changes in immigration flows in its dealings with Congress.
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“Prior to 2013, the vast majority of individuals attempting to cross the border did so without being apprehended,” he wrote in a letter to the House Homeland Security Committee in January. “Under this administration, the estimated annual clearance rate has averaged 78%, the same average clearance rate as the previous administration.”
Fox News Digital’s Adam Shaw and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
