Chris Oliver's Estate Fort Covington, New York He is dismayed that the site has unintentionally become a source of illegal immigration crossing the Canadian border into the U.S., and wonders if the problem will ever be resolved.
He told “Fox & Friends First” that he “absolutely” blames Border Secretary Kamala Harris and President Biden for the issue.
“You have no control. You don't know who these people are. Not everyone is a good person,” Oliver said Wednesday.
Video footage showed dozens of migrants crossing his property.
Migration surge at northern border from dozens of countries exceeds past decade combined
Chris Oliver's trail camera footage shows migrants crossing his land. (Chris Oliver)
“13,000 people have been infected in the last six months. We feel we've caught 50 per cent, which is probably a good number. We don't know how many people are actually infected,” he said of the urgency of the crisis.
“A guy was arrested in Ormstown, not far from us. He was planning an ISIS-style attack in New York City. That was just recently. That same night, people were still running into my camera. That has to stop.”
With most attention focused on the flood of migrants crossing the southern border, those crossing the northern border rarely receive national attention.
Northern Border Patrol hits with more arrests than previous 13 years combined
CBP statistics on encounters at the northern border show a significant increase from 2021 to 2022, with numbers remaining high since then. (Fox News)
But under the Biden-Harris administration, encounters at the northern border have increased by more than 100,000 each year since 2022, with the number gradually approaching 200,000, according to CBP data.
The most staggering numerical increase occurred between 2021 (19,661) and 2022 (109,535).
Oliver said the border crossings did not take place under the Trump administration.
Southern border crisis also contributed to surge in Canadian crossings: expert
Asked if he thought things would be different if Trump were re-elected, he replied, “I hope so.”
“Four years ago, barely anyone would walk by. It was unusual. Now, every night, we see people on the trail cameras. Every night, a different group shows up. It depends on the size. Usually it's two or three, but sometimes it's five or six. It depends on the conditions.”
“And if they're lurking around in the middle of the night, they're usually up to something bad.”
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