U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials confirmed to Fox News that there have been more than 23,000 “known escapes” since the new fiscal year began on October 1.
This means more than 1,000 people per day this month were seen or spotted by Border Patrol agents but not arrested.
Sources say such figures, which represent the proportion of people who cross the border illegally and disappear into the interior, do not help explain who the estimated 1,000 people who cross the border each day are, where they come from and why they come. It is said that US authorities are completely unaware of this, which is keeping border officials up at night. They’re here illegally.
Meanwhile, border agents arrested 18 people on the FBI’s terrorist watch list in September, setting a record for such encounters at the southern border in fiscal year 2023, according to a new monthly update released by CBP on Saturday. It’s been a year.
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Migrants cross the Rio Grande River at the U.S.-Mexico border on October 6, 2023, in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. (Alejandro Segarra/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
According to CBP statistics, 169 people FBI Terrorism Watch List The number of encounters between southern border ports of entry in the past 12 months exceeded not only the record-setting previous year’s total (98), but also the total of the previous six fiscal years.
Texas Highway Patrol troopers monitor the Rio Grande River at the U.S.-Mexico border on Oct. 6, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Alejandro Segarra/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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In September, U.S. Border Patrol recorded 218,763 The encounter occurred between ports of entry along the southwest border, the report said.
“In response to high encounter rates across the Southwest border in September, CBP surged resources and personnel. We are dealing with historic hemispheric migration, including large groups of migrants traveling on freight trains. Troy A., the senior official performing the duties of the Director, continues to work with domestic and international partners to enforce impacts such as “by preparing direct repatriations to Venezuela.” Miller said in a statement.
Mexican military members stand guard near the Union Pacific International Railroad Bridge on the U.S.-Mexico border in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, October 7, 2023. (Alejandro Segarra/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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“CBP remains vigilant and will make operational adjustments as necessary to enforce consequences under U.S. immigration law,” Miller said. “The additional funding requests announced yesterday will provide additional CBP officers and personnel to support our critical missions, from border and immigration control to combating fentanyl and stopping dangerous drugs from entering our communities. It will provide much-needed additional resources, including:
