Officials said Wednesday that more than 19,000 illegal immigrants have been arrested in the northern border region over the past year.
During the 2024 fiscal year, which ran from Oct. 1, 2023, to Monday, officers at the U.S. Border Patrol's Swanton Sector along the U.S.-Canada border apprehended illegal immigrants from 97 countries, said District Patrol Chief Robert. Garcia said.
Officials say 19,222 migrants have been apprehended in the Swanton area, more than in the past 17 years combined. In fiscal year 2020, agents assigned to the department arrested 574 illegal immigrants, and the following year, 365 were arrested.
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Migrants line up at a remote U.S. Border Patrol processing center after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in Lukeville, Arizona, Dec. 7, 2023. (John Moore/Getty Images)
According to Border Patrol data, the number of arrests jumped to 1,065 in fiscal year 2022 and 6,925 in fiscal year 2023. Fox News Digital reached out to the Border Patrol and the office of Vermont Governor Phil Scott (R).
The Swanton area is 24,000 square miles and includes Vermont, Clinton, Essex, Franklin, St. Lawrence, and Herkimer counties in New York, and Coos, Grafton, and Carroll counties in New Hampshire.
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The U.S. Border Patrol's Swanton Sector along the U.S.-Canada border has apprehended more than 19,000 illegal immigrants in the past fiscal year, officials said Wednesday. (U.S. Border Patrol)
The region borders the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario.
President Biden's executive order restricting asylum for most illegal border crossings does not apply to the northern border. The administration has been criticized for its immigration policies, particularly the security of the southern border with Mexico.
According to data provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week. illegal immigration There were convictions for sex crimes and murder on the streets.
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In a statement, ICE said it is targeting so-called “sanctuary” cities that refuse to cooperate with federal law enforcement in deporting criminal illegal immigrants.
