Thousands of migrants from 73 countries have flooded through California’s southern border in just one week, the Border Patrol has confirmed.
According to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s San Diego Border Patrol Division, agents arrested 8,659 illegal immigrants from 73 countries in the week from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6.
Chinese immigrants According to CBP, they are the fastest growing group attempting to enter the United States.
The number of Chinese nationals apprehended at the southwest border has skyrocketed in recent years.
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December 18, 2023: Immigrants flood Eagle Pass, Texas, waiting to be processed. (Fox News)
Only 450 Chinese immigrants were arrested in 2021, compared to 2,176 and 24,314 in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
FOX News footage shows Chinese nationals being released to the US as the number of encounters increases rapidly
Many fly to Ecuador, where visas are not required, and travel through Latin America before arriving at the U.S. southern border.
Two SUVs were seen stopping at the U.S. southern border near Jacumba, California, and dropping off dozens of immigrants who had entered the country illegally. (Bud Knapp/FOX Nation)
with sauce customs and border security told FOX News Digital that immigrant encounters will reach a staggering 300,000 in December 2023, a level that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago.
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From December 1st to December 31st, more than 302,000 migrants were recorded attempting to cross the United States. southern border.
This was the highest single-month total ever. This is also the first time that the number of encounters with immigrants has exceeded 300,000.
FOX News’ Bailey Hill, Adam Shaw and Griff Jenkins contributed to this report.
