Two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/national-guard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Guard</a> troops and one Border Patrol agent are dead after a helicopter conducting operations along the southern border in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas</a> crashed. 
The UH-72 Lakota helicopter carrying three National Guard troops and a Border Patrol agent was patrolling the border in Starr County when it went down. One National Guard soldier survived and was taken to the hospital for treatment. 
General Daniel Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, said that he and the National Guard “send our deepest condolences to the families, loved ones, friends &amp; colleagues of the two Army National Guard Soldiers and the U.S. Border Patrol officer killed in today&#8217;s helicopter crash in Texas.”
“We mourn these heartbreaking deaths. They are a tragic loss beyond words. We pray for the speedy recovery of a third Guard Soldier who was seriously injured. All of these people represent selfless service &amp; the best of America,” he added. 
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Kelly &amp; I, &amp; the National Guard family, send our deepest condolences to the families, loved ones, friends &amp; colleagues of the two Army National Guard Soldiers and the U.S. Border Patrol officer killed in today&#39;s helicopter crash in Texas. We mourn these heartbreaking deaths. They… <a href="https://t.co/8WZ6wtTujI">pic.twitter.com/8WZ6wtTujI</a>
&mdash; General Daniel Hokanson (@ChiefNGB) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChiefNGB/status/1766324089466114428?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2024</a></blockquote>
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Hokanson said that the crash occurred around 2:50 p.m. MST while conducting aviation operations near Rio Grande City, Texas. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, and the names of the killed won’t be released as families are notified. 
Starr County Sheriff’s Deputies assisted in the response to the crash and said that it took place in the eastern part of the county. Starr County Judge Eloy Vera said that three men and one woman were on the helicopter, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/helicopter-crash-texas-caf206040e2f7efc142c514d500180ab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Associated Press. 
Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/mexican-cartel-members-laugh-after-national-guard-helicopter-crashes-kills-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported </a>that it obtained footage from a Customs and Border Protection source that showed Mexican cartel members laughing as the helicopter went down. One person reportedly shouted “go to hell” in Spanish as the helicopter crashed. 
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Starr County has previously seen high numbers of crossings, and the Department of Homeland Security <a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-22176.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">waived</a> some legal requirements to move forward with the Trump administration’s plan to put up a border wall in the county. 
“The Secretary of Homeland Security has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in Starr County, Texas,” DHS said in October. 
Under President Joe Biden, record numbers of illegal immigrants have crossed into the United States, prompting calls from lawmakers to close the border and rescind his earlier executive orders that reversing Trump-era border policies.

U.S. Border Agents Pursue Human And Drug Smugglers Near Mexican Border

Three Killed After Helicopter Conducting Operations Along The Southern Border Crashes

Customs and Border Protection (CPB)

Joe Biden

National Guard

Southern Border

Texas

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended 269 Chinese nationals attempting to enter the U.S. illegally on Monday, raising the number of Chinese illegal immigrants encountered by Border Patrol agents to over 20,000 in the past five months alone.
A CBP source <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1757448558092202280" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News’ Bill Melugin that the Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector detained 269 illegal immigrants from China in a single day after CBP reported that agents from the same border sector <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/border-patrol-san-diego-sector-apprehends-thousands-migrants-from-73-countries-one-week-span" target="_blank" rel="noopener">apprehended</a> over 8,500 illegal immigrants from 73 different countries in one week at the beginning of February. In fiscal year 2024 alone, which began in October 2023, more than 20,000 Chinese nationals have been encountered at the border — that’s compared to 450 who crossed in all of fiscal year 2021, Melugin reported.
Chinese nationals looking to enter the U.S. illegally now make up the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chinese-are-the-fastest-growing-group-illegally-crossing-u-s-borders-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fastest-growing</a> group of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border, CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-migrants-fastest-growing-group-us-mexico-border-60-minutes-transcript/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Chinese migrants reportedly find step-by-step instructions for hiring smugglers on the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok. Many Chinese migrants fly from China to Ecuador, which doesn’t require a visa for Chinese nationals, before they fly to Tijuana, Mexico, where they meet and pay smugglers willing to take them to the U.S. southern border.
Earlier this month, former President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-he-believes-ccp-is-directing-flow-of-chinese-nationals-to-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo that he believes the Chinese Communist Party is directing the flow of Chinese nationals coming to the U.S. Asked about the possibility of the CCP pushing Chinese nationals to the U.S., which Bartiromo noted has increased of late, Trump responded, “I believe so. And I believe we’re going to have a terrorist attack. 100%.”
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Trump added that the increase in Chinese illegal immigrants could pose a national security threat, pondering whether an “army” is being put together.
“And they were mostly men, almost all men from the age of 18 to 25. So what’s that all about?” he asked.
The surge in Chinese citizens entering the U.S. illegally coincides with the ongoing fight between Republicans and the Biden administration on border security and immigration reform. Since Biden took office in January 2021, at least eight million illegal immigrants have been encountered at the border, not including gotaways, according to <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBP data</a>.
On Monday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/speaker-johnson-rips-senate-foreign-aid-package-for-lacking-real-border-security-provisions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">slammed</a> a $95 billion foreign aid package passed by the Senate that he said lacked &#8220;real&#8221; border security provisions, failing &#8220;to address the most critical aspect of national security supplemental legislation.&#8221;
Daniel Chaitin contributed to this report.

Border Wall

Border Patrol Apprehends Hundreds Of Chinese Nationals In Single Day, Over 20K Encountered So Far In FY 2024

Border Crisis

China

Chinese Communist Party

Illegal Immigration

Politics

Decrying the “open border” policies of the Biden administration has been a constant theme for Republicans during the last three years. Little changed in 2023 with the influx of illegal immigrants continuing strong as Border Patrol encountered roughly more people at the southern border than the population of the entire state of New Mexico.
According to official statistics from Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol had 2,240,056 encounters with foreign nationals from all other the world at the southern border in 2023. This includes official recorded encounters by CBP from January to November, and <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1740760905569460246" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> numbers for December.
Below is a breakdown of southern border encounters in 2023, <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to CBP statistics.
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Month&quot;}">Month</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Total Encounters&quot;}">Total Encounters</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;January&quot;}">January</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:157358}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">157,358</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;February&quot;}">February</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:156630}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">156,630</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;March&quot;}">March</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:193249}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">193,249</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;April&quot;}">April</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;May&quot;}">May</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:206690}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">206,690</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;June&quot;}">June</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:144556}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">144,556</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;July&quot;}">July</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:183479}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">183,479</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;August&quot;}">August</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:232963}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">232,963</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;September&quot;}">September</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:269735}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">269,735</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;October&quot;}">October</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;November&quot;}">November</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:242418}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">242,418</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;December*&quot;}">December*</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:276000}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">276,000</td>
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<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Total&quot;}">Total</td>
<td data-sheets-value="{&quot;1&quot;:3,&quot;3&quot;:2516056}" data-sheets-numberformat="{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;#,##0&quot;,&quot;3&quot;:1}">2,516,056</td>
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*December numbers based on a report from Fox News. 
The total number of reported encounters is greater than the <a href="https://worldpopulationreview.com/states" target="_blank" rel="noopener">populations</a> (on an individual level, not total) of 15 states including Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, Maine, New Hampshire, Hawaii, West Virginia, Idaho, Nebraska, and New Mexico. 
This includes roughly 31,458 individuals from China, 137,389 individuals from Colombia, 63,135 from Cuba, 106,635 from Ecuador, 59,693 from El Salvador, 225,998 from Guatemala, 69,095 from Haiti, 213,853 from Honduras, 41,134 from India, 671,128 from Mexico, 16,690 from Nicaragua, 55, 276 from Peru, 29,449 from Russia, 14,135 from Turkey, and 302,736 from Venezuela. 
In 2023, videos of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/massive-migrant-caravan-marches-toward-u-s-as-top-biden-officials-meet-with-mexican-president" target="_blank" rel="noopener">massive caravans</a> heading toward the U.S. continued to circulate showing that many still see the border as open even as the Biden administration worked to block state efforts to protect their own sovereignty. The year saw everything from the expiration of Title 42 to the release of hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals into the U.S. 
Below are the biggest trendlines in the continuing border crisis from the last year. 
<h3>Crossings Surge to Record Highs</h3>
The Biden administration set all kinds of records at the southern border in 2023 and none of them were good. Throughout the year, multiple records for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/record-set-for-southern-border-encounters-in-one-month-as-nearly-250000-cross-into-u-s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">monthly crossings</a> were set leading up to December, when crossings <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1740760905569460246" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> hit an all time high at 276,000.
The December record was set with three days still left in the year, and marked a large uptick from November which itself was a monthly record.
“We are now at over 760,000 migrant encounters since October 1st, making the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 also the highest ever recorded. Thats a population size bigger than Seattle in just three months,” Fox News reporter Bill Melugin posted on X. “All records being blown out of the water under the Biden admin as the crisis gets worse — not better.”
Other records set included Chinese nationals crossing the southern border at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chinese-nationals-are-flooding-across-southern-border-at-record-pace" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fastest pace ever</a>, and a record 50,000 Venezuelans<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/50000-venezuelans-illegally-crossed-u-s-border-last-month-shattering-previous-record" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> illegally crossing</a> into the U.S. in September.
<h3>States Send National Guard to Border</h3>
To help with the crisis on the border, states from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-bill-lee-to-send-tennessee-national-guard-troops-to-combat-unprecedented-crisis-at-the-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tennessee</a> to Arizona continued to send National Guard troops to the border. Arizona Democrat Governor Katie Hobbs <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democratic-arizona-governor-orders-national-guard-to-border-slams-biden-admin-for-allowing-unmitigated-humanitarian-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ripped</a> into Biden for his handling of the border earlier this month when announcing her plans to send the National Guard to the border.
“Yet again, the federal government is refusing to do its job to secure our border and keep our communities safe,” Hobbs said in a statement. “With this Executive Order, I am taking action where the federal government won’t.”
<h3>Illegal Immigrants Sent to Blue Cities</h3>
Another trend that continued into 2023 was red states sending illegal immigrants into blue cities like Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles, all places that have backed lax immigration policies.
Texas bussed and flew <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-abbott-says-texas-will-bus-another-70000-immigrants-to-democrat-run-cities" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tens of thousands</a> of illegal immigrants across the country to the Democrat cities, prompting them to grapple with the effects of Biden’s border policies.
In NYC, Mayor Eric Adams <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/teachers-union-sues-eric-adams-after-mayor-slashes-education-budget-to-deal-with-illegal-immigration-crisis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was forced</a> to make budget cuts in the city’s Education Department in order to deal with the overflow of illegal immigrants into the Big Apple. Adams and fellow Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago have been sharply critical of the Biden administration and have demanded federal funding to deal with the crisis.
<h3>Colony Ridge Comes Under Scrutiny</h3>
Following Daily Wire reporting on Colony Ridge, a massive development north of Houston that’s become a magnet for illegal aliens, Biden’s DOJ <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-doj-sues-colony-ridge-for-bait-and-switch-sales-predatory-financing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> a suit against the development alleging “bait-and-switch” sales and predatory financing practices.
A September <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inside-colony-ridge-the-fastest-growing-development-in-the-u-s-is-a-magnet-for-illegal-immigrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">investigation</a> by The Daily Wire highlighted how the development’s marketing practices appear to be aimed at people who are in the U.S. illegally. The development sells inexpensive plots of land at sky-high interest rates, targeting buyers such as illegal immigrants who are ineligible to apply for traditional loans.
The report garnered responses from prominent Republicans like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and legacy outlets also reported on the story.
<h3>Americans Continue to Suffer Because of Illegal Immigration</h3>
Across the country, from Texas to New York, Americans continue to suffer from the impacts of illegal immigration. According to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/migrant-crisis-could-cost-taxpayers-451-billion-house-gop-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from House Republicans, illegal immigration costs American taxpayers up to $451 billion. Each taxpayer is on the hook for an average of $956 due to illegal immigration, the report said. This cost comes as inflation has remained high, especially in relation to consumer goods.
In November, dozens of seniors in New York, including a 94-year-old Army veteran named Frank Tammaro, were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dozens-of-nyc-seniors-evicted-from-nursing-home-turned-into-migrant-shelter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> evicted from their senior center, which was then converted into a migrant shelter.
Foreign nationals have also been accused of horrific crimes across the country, including murder.
Earlier this month, an illegal immigrant was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-arrested-in-connection-with-murder-of-16-year-old-texas-cheerleader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested in connection</a> to the murder of a 16-year-old Texas high school cheerleader named Lizbeth Medina. Also in Texas, a 50-year-old illegal immigrant <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-immigrant-charged-after-allegedly-shooting-two-sisters-in-the-head-in-their-texas-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was arrested</a> and charged after allegedly fatally shooting two sisters in the head in their Dallas-area home.
In Nashville, a twice deported illegal immigrant from Honduras <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/twice-deported-illegal-alien-from-honduras-charged-with-murder-in-nashville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was charged</a> with murder after a man was found in a burned out vehicle. The man was  identified as a member of the “Sur 13” gang and affiliated with “Surenos Locos Criminales.”
A Haitian national <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/illegal-alien-allegedly-crashes-into-school-bus-killing-small-child-bidens-catch-and-release-under-scrutiny" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was arrested</a> in Ohio after allegedly crashing his minivan into a school bus last week, resulting in dozens injured and the death of an 11-year-old boy.
<h3>Title 42 Expires</h3>
One of the factors leading to the influx of illegal immigrants was the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-illegal-immigrants-surge-across-border-as-trump-era-rule-ends" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expiration</a> of Title 42 in May. Title 42 was a Trump-era rule that allowed illegal immigrants to be turned away at the border based on COVID concerns.
In the week leading up to its expiration, swarms of illegal immigrants were seen crossing the Rio Grande into the U.S. Border agents apprehended more than 11,000 people who crossed the border illegally on one day leading up to the expiration, reportedly about double the amount seen in a typical day.
<h3>Biden Administration Tries to Block States from Protecting Borders</h3>
While the border crisis has been ongoing, the Biden administration has tried to thwart efforts by Texas to deter illegal immigration and crack down on people illegally entering the country.
In September, Biden’s Border Patrol <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-officials-cut-razor-wire-on-southern-border-opening-the-floodgates-to-illegal-immigrants" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cut razor wire</a> that the state of Texas had placed alongside on the Rio Grande to stop illegal aliens from flooding into the country. Biden’s Department of Justice <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abbott-issues-challenge-to-biden-administration-as-doj-sues-texas-over-river-barrier" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also sued</a> Texas Governor Greg Abbott after he constructed a water barrier in the Rio Grande to deter illegal crossings.
The DOJ is also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-threatens-to-sue-texas-over-law-giving-state-power-to-crack-down-on-illegal-immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">threatening to sue</a> Texas over a new state law that makes it a crime to illegally enter the state, giving state officials more power to take steps to secure the border amid the ongoing crisis.
<h3>What’s next for the Border Crisis?</h3>
Multiple attempts to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas have floundered in 2023, but House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) said that he will bring articles of impeachment against Mayorkas in 2024.
House Republicans&#8217; effort to impeach Mayorkas will likely be a large story going into 2024 and could be a factor to watch as Republicans try to control the House going into 2024.
There could also be a surge of crossings in November and December if Biden is defeated as Republican presidential candidates have pledged to secure the border and crack down on illegal immigration. Former President Donald Trump has promised to institute a large-scale deportation program if re-elected and has promised to finish securing the southern border.
There will also be continued fighting between Texas and the Biden administration as Texas attempts to fill in the gaps left by the Biden administration’s border policies.

Migrants at the border between Mexico and the USA

Biden’s Border Crisis: 15 States Have Smaller Populations Than Total Illegal Southern Border Crossings In 2023

Alejandro Mayorkas

Mark Green

Readers Pass

Title 42

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/illegal-immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Migrant</a> encounters at the southern border set a new record last month with more than 240,000 people encountered, officials announced Tuesday.
Border authorities <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/migrant-encounters-at-southern-border-set-new-record-for-october-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">encountered</a> 240,988 migrants at the border last month, <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), making it the highest October on record.
In October last year, authorities encountered 231,529 migrants, more than 9,000 fewer people than this year.
In October 2021, they encountered 164,837 migrants, and in October 2020, there were only 71,929 encounters.
Last month&#8217;s number marks a drop from September, which saw the highest monthly total of encounters ever at 269,735 encounters.
Overall, there have been a record 2.4 million migrant encounters at the southern border since last October.
Border Patrol agents also <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/migrant-encounters-at-southern-border-set-new-record-for-october-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">arrested</a> 13 people on the terror watchlist in October.
The higher numbers of border encounters with migrants claiming asylum in the U.S. has resulted in a crisis up north as migrants head into the interior of the country.
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Cities like New York City and Chicago are scrambling to metabolize the thousands of migrants who have shown up since last year.
In New York City, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/26/migrants-nyc-plane-rides-00123778" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than</a> 130,000 migrants have arrived since last year, many of whom are still being housed on the city’s dime, causing homeless shelters to reach their limits and forcing the city to open new facilities.
Mayor Eric Adams <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/nyregion/adams-nyc-migrants-cost.html#:~:text=374-,Mayor%20Adams%20Says%20Migrant%20Influx%20Will%20Cost%20New%20York%20City,them%20and%20provide%20other%20services." target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> over the summer that the migrant crisis could cost New York City $12 billion over three years.
Chicago has been scrambling to respond to an illegal migrant crisis before the cold winter months arrive. The country’s third-largest city has <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/us/politics/gop-migrants-blue-cities.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">experienced</a> an influx of more than 18,500 migrants recently, many from Venezuela.
Chicago is working to build massive winterized camps for newly arrived migrants, many of whom slept on the floors of police stations or airports for months. The city has already spent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-airport-now-sheltering-hundreds-of-illegal-migrants-as-city-waits-on-tents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">at least</a> $250 million on the issue so far.
The migrant crisis plaguing the border and major cities could end up costing taxpayers up to $451 billion, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/migrant-crisis-could-cost-taxpayers-451-billion-house-gop-report-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to a report from House Republicans released this week.
For all migrants who have entered the U.S. since 2021, the cost of government housing and care could end up being as high as $451 billion a year, the report notes, citing numbers from the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), a think tank that <a href="https://cis.org/Center-For-Immigration-Studies-Background" target="_blank" rel="noopener">describes</a> its vision as “pro-immigrant, low-immigration.”
There are currently between 16.8 million and 29 million illegal migrants living in the country, the report says, citing numbers from FAIR and Yale University.
About 3.8 million of those migrants have entered the country under the Biden administration, the data indicates.

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Federal law enforcement officials tasked with protecting America&#8217;s borders are warning that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Iranian</a>-backed terrorists may try to enter the U.S. illegally through the southern border.
The warning from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection&#8217;s (CBP) San Diego Field Office Intelligence Unit (SDFO-FITU) comes after Hamas terrorists murdered more than 1,400 Israelis in terror attacks two weeks ago that were unprecedented in scale.
The intelligence bulletin says that &#8220;individuals inspired by, or reacting to, the current Israel-Hamas conflict may attempt travel to or from the area of hostilities in the Middle East via circuitous transit across the Southwest border.&#8221;
&#8220;Foreign fighters motivated by ideology or mercenary soldiers of fortune may attempt to obfuscate travel to or from the US to or from countries in the Middle East through Mexico,&#8221; the bulletin said.
Officials specifically included patches of three Islamic terrorist groups that are backed by Iran: Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and Hezbollah.
Officials warned that possible indicators for agents to watch for were military-aged males, military gear, insignia of terror groups, single travelers, no return plans, and those who have ties to the Middle East.
The bulletin directed agents to ascertain if any encountered suspects have any personal or familial association with Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP), or any other similar groups.
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NEW: Per CBP sources, CBP’s San Diego field office sent out this internal intel bulletin on Friday, alerting officers that Hamas, Hezbollah, &amp; Palestinian Islamic Jihad foreign fighters inspired by the Israel conflict may be encountered at the U.S. southern border. Gives officers… <a href="https://t.co/vBw5tv7lXg">pic.twitter.com/vBw5tv7lXg</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1716494605993357571?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The news comes after CBP revealed on Saturday that the agency <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-records-highest-illegal-alien-encounters-in-history-for-september-over-8-million-total-for-biden-era" target="_blank" rel="noopener">encountered</a> nearly 270,000 illegal aliens at the U.S. southern border for the month of September. The total — 269,735 illegal alien encounters — was the highest single-month total ever recorded.
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September’s numbers close out Fiscal Year 2023 with a total of 2,475,669 illegal alien encounters — the highest level recorded in U.S. history. President Joe Biden’s illegal immigration crisis on the southern border has worsened every year that he has been in office, with Fiscal Year 2022 having 2,378,944 encounters and Fiscal Year 2021 having 1,734,686 encounters.
The three fiscal years under Biden have seen a staggering 6,589,299 illegal alien encounters on the southern border.
However, those numbers do not include “known gotaways,” which refers to illegal aliens who are observed illegally entering the U.S. and are not apprehended.
The House Judiciary Committee said in a report earlier this month that there have been 1.7 million known gotaways that have escaped into the U.S. during the Biden era. CBP sources told Fox News that they believe the number is around 1.6 million “known gotaways.”
Additionally, 169 illegal aliens on the terrorist watchlist were arrested in Fiscal Year 2023, bringing the total number arrested under Biden to 282.
During the Biden era, federal agents have encountered 72,823 “special interest aliens” attempting to enter the country illegally. “Special interest aliens” are illegal aliens who come from countries that are considered breeding grounds for terrorism.
When factoring in the 1.6-1.7 million known gotaways into the equation, the number of illegal aliens who have entered the U.S. jumps to potentially over 8 million. Some illegal aliens enter the country multiple times and are apprehended.

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed on Saturday that the agency encountered nearly 270,000 illegal aliens at the U.S. southern border for the month of September.
The total — 269,735 illegal alien <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters">encounters</a> — was the highest single-month total ever recorded.
September&#8217;s numbers close out Fiscal Year 2023 with a total of 2,475,669 illegal alien encounters. President Joe Biden&#8217;s illegal immigration crisis on the southern border has worsened every year that he has been in office, with Fiscal Year 2022 having 2,378,944 encounters and Fiscal Year 2021 having 1,734,686 encounters.
The 2,475,669 illegal alien encounters for Fiscal Year 2023 is the highest level recorded in U.S. history.
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BREAKING: CBP reports there were 269,735 migrant encounters at the southern border in September, making it the highest single month ever recorded. CBP reports fiscal year 2023 now finishes with 2.47 million encounters, also the highest annual total ever recorded in a single year.
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The three fiscal years under Biden have seen a staggering 6,589,299 illegal alien encounters on the southern border.
However, those numbers do not include &#8220;known gotaways,&#8221; which refers to illegal aliens that are observed illegally entering the U.S. and are not apprehended.
The House Judiciary Committee said in a report earlier this month that there have been 1.7 million known gotaways that have escaped into the U.S. during the Biden era. CBP sources told Fox News that they believe the number is around 1.6 million &#8220;known gotaways.&#8221;
Additionally, 169 illegal aliens on the terrorist watchlist were arrested in Fiscal Year 2023, bringing the total number arrested under Biden to 282.
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BREAKING: CBP reports Border Patrol arrested 18 people on the FBI’s terror watchlist at the southern border in September, bringing the total for FY’23 to 169, the highest year ever recorded &amp; higher than previous 6 years &#8211; combined. 
FY23 &#8211; 169 FY22 &#8211; 98 FY21 &#8211; 15 FY20 &#8211; 3 FY19…
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During the Biden era, federal agents have <a href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/10/10/data-reveals-70000-illegal-aliens-terrorist-threatening-nations-encountered-border/">encountered</a> 72,823 “special interest aliens” attempting to enter the country illegally. “Special interest aliens” are illegal aliens that come from countries that are considered breeding grounds for terrorism.
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Special interest alien breakdown:
Afghanistan: 6,386 Iran: 659 Syria: 538 Iraq: 123 Yemen: 139 Lebanon: 164 Egypt: 3,153 Pakistan: 1,613 Mauritania: 15,594 Uzbekistan: 13,624 Turkey: 30,830
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When factoring in the 1.6-1.7 million known gotaways into the equation, the number of illegal aliens that have entered the U.S. jumps to potentially over 8 million. Some illegal aliens enter the country multiple times and are apprehended.
The number of illegal aliens that have crossed the southern border and evaded detection, referred to as &#8220;unknown gotaways,&#8221; is unknown, but sources <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-may-have-lost-track-millions-of-migrants-crossing-southern-border-congressional-report">told</a> Fox News that the number could potentially be in the millions.
&#8220;Because of the unprecedented border crisis, some Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been forced to abandon arrests and removals of aliens, including criminal aliens, to process the illegal aliens who have arrived at the southwest border,&#8221; the House Judiciary Committee report states. &#8220;Meanwhile, the Biden Administration’s own policies and so-called enforcement &#8216;priorities&#8217; have contributed to reduced arrests and lower removals of aliens.&#8221;
&#8220;The Committee and Subcommittee will continue to conduct oversight of the Biden Administration’s radical, open-borders immigration policies,&#8221; it adds. &#8220;This interim staff report highlights the failures of President Biden’s immigration agenda and helps to inform the House on legislative reforms to secure the border, reform immigration law, and end the far left’s policy incentives driving the crisis at the border.&#8221;

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U.S. Records Highest Illegal Alien Encounters In History For September; Over 8 Million Total For Biden Era

The Democratic mayor of El Paso, Texas says the city has reached &#8220;a breaking point&#8221; with floods of migrants coming in every day and said the city chartered five buses to take migrants to New York, Chicago, and Denver over the weekend.
El Paso is seeing more than 2,000 migrants per day, pushing the border city&#8217;s shelters and resources past capacity. The new migrants are <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/el-paso-texas-at-breaking-point-migrants-flood-border-mayor-says-2023-09-23/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> mostly Venezuelans.
&#8220;The city of El Paso only has so many resources and we have come to &#8230; a breaking point right now,&#8221; Mayor Oscar Leeser, a Democrat, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/el-paso-texas-at-breaking-point-migrants-flood-border-mayor-says-2023-09-23/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> at a press conference on Saturday.
El Paso chartered five buses to send migrants to New York, Chicago, and Denver on Saturday, Leeser said.
Previously, the Republican governors of Texas and Florida who sent migrants to blue cities were skewered by Democrats, who <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/16/migrants-marthas-vineyard-desantis-biden-democrats-criticism#:~:text=Joe%20Biden%20has%20accused%20Ron,move%20is%20also%20under%20scrutiny." target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> them of “playing politics with people’s lives.”
However, El Paso&#8217;s mayor said the migrants his city put on buses were traveling voluntarily to the cities of their choice.
The migrant crisis at the border has been ramping up in recent weeks.
In August, there were nearly 233,000 migrant encounters at the southern border, the highest August on record, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/migrant-numbers-break-another-record-under-biden-southern-border-hit-new-surge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. That number marks a jump from under 184,000 encounters in July.
Last month&#8217;s numbers are also a significant rise from August a year ago, when there were only 204,000 migrant encounters. September&#8217;s numbers are already tens of thousands of encounters <a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-texas-california-border-asylum-seekers-314698bfb5644be8f8f6085ebe9b9b98" target="_blank" rel="noopener">higher</a> than last year as well.
Meanwhile, several major cities, particularly New York and Chicago, have been struggling with a migrant crisis as tens of thousands of newcomers show up on their doorstep.
New York City is struggling to metabolize <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/house-democrats-migrant-crisis-tour-interrupted-by-protesters-outside-roosevelt-hotel#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than</a> 113,000 migrants who have shown up in the city since last spring, nearly 60,000 of whom are still being housed on the city’s dime.
The city has already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-city-migrant-crisis-approaches-breaking-point-with-disorderly-migrants-shelter-space" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spent</a> more than $1.2 billion on the migrants and is projected to spend up to $5 billion.
The situation has sparked tension between New York’s Democratic leaders and the Biden administration, with the governor and mayor calling for more federal help with the migrant crisis.
Biden’s Department of Homeland Security has since given New York City $140 million in federal funding to address the migrant crisis, but Mayor Eric Adams has said it would take more aid to get the situation under control.
Chicago is also facing a migrant crisis and is struggling to find long-term solutions. The country’s third-largest city has <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/us/politics/gop-migrants-blue-cities.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seen</a> an influx of about 13,500 migrants recently and has already spent at least $250 million on the issue.
Mayor Brandon Johnson <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-migrants-news-migrant-plan/13752467/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">detailed</a> his plan for massive migrant tents earlier this month.
Last week, Chicago officials inked a $29.4 million deal with with a private security firm to build, staff, and operate the huge tents, which must be able to house between 250 and 1,400 migrants.
The federal government has already given Chicago and Illinois <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/5/5/23713285/chicago-state-of-illinois-get-8-5-million-in-federal-migrant-grants-asked-for-up-to-191-million" target="_blank" rel="noopener">at least</a> $8.5 million for the migrant crisis.
In Denver, migrants have also arrived by the hundreds in recent weeks. Denver has <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2023/08/23/denver-increase-migrant-arrivals-august" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spent</a> at least $23 million on recent migrant arrivals.

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Gruesome photos show a Border Patrol agent covered in blood after he was allegedly attacked by a migrant cartel informer, a former Texas Republican lawmaker said.
The graphic photos were <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CxjauhPNY0s/?img_index=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shared</a> on Instagram on Saturday by former Texas congresswoman Mayra Flores, who is married to a Border Patrol agent.
&#8220;This is the type of violence that is being exerted on Border Patrol Agents by those who don&#8217;t want to be apprehended,&#8221; Flores wrote in the caption of her Instagram post.
&#8220;The suspect was encountered by Border Patrol near McAllen, Texas,&#8221; Flores continued. &#8220;The suspect was labeled a rat by the cartels and fought against the agent until the backup arrived. Please pray for our men and women in uniform.&#8221;
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*GRAPHIC WARNING* These images show a BP Agent in the RGV assaulted by a smuggler moving migrants. Took 3 agents to get him down. The cartel marked him a “rat” hence the “RATA” tattooed on his forehead. BPAs are increasingly facing assaults and violent smugglers <a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FoxNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/GTPyMUaMZI">pic.twitter.com/GTPyMUaMZI</a>
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In one photo, the Border Patrol agent has blood dripping down his face as well as large patches of blood on his uniform as he stands in a grassy area. His walkie talkie and other equipment attached to his uniform are also covered in blood. Another photo appears to show a puncture wound on the agent&#8217;s upper arm.
A photo of the alleged migrant cartel informer shows him also covered with blood and the word &#8220;RATA,&#8221; which means &#8220;rat&#8221; in Spanish, carved into his forehead in dark lettering.
Flores was the <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/06/15/texas-republican-mayra-flores-wins-special-election-defeating-democrat-dan-sanchez/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first</a> Mexican-born woman to serve in the House. She is currently running to represent her South Texas district in the House again following her re-election loss last year to a Democrat, Representative Vicente Gonzalez.
The migrant crisis at the border has been ramping up in recent weeks.
In August, there were nearly 233,000 migrant encounters at the southern border, the highest August on record, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/migrant-numbers-break-another-record-under-biden-southern-border-hit-new-surge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. That number marks a jump from under 184,000 encounters in July.
Last month&#8217;s numbers are also a significant jump from August a year ago, when there were only 204,000 migrant encounters.
September&#8217;s numbers are already tens of thousands of encounters higher from last year as well.
Last week, more than 8,000 migrants showed up at the Texas border city of Eagle Pass, <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/immigration-border-upheaval-stokes-fear-eagle-pass-residents" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sparking</a> fear about security among the residents.
Video footage from the border this month <a href="https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1705600504229736889" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shows</a> migrants crossing the border and entering the U.S. by crossing barbed wire near the Rio Grande, despite National Guard soldiers standing nearby.
Earlier this month, video also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/video-border-patrol-releases-hundreds-of-illegal-migrants-onto-san-diego-streets-youre-free" target="_blank" rel="noopener">showed</a> Border Patrol releasing hundreds of illegal migrants onto the streets of San Diego near a transit station.
“It’s no problem if I go to Chicago?” one migrant can be heard asking a Border Patrol agent, to which the agent replies that he is free to do whatever he wants.
Meanwhile, major cities like New York and Chicago are dealing with a migrant crisis as thousands of migrants show up, overwhelming the city&#8217;s shelters and resources.
New York City is trying to metabolize <a href="https://www.fox5ny.com/news/house-democrats-migrant-crisis-tour-interrupted-by-protesters-outside-roosevelt-hotel#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than</a> 113,000 migrants who have shown up in the city since last spring, nearly 60,000 of whom are still being housed on the city’s dime.
The city has already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-city-migrant-crisis-approaches-breaking-point-with-disorderly-migrants-shelter-space" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spent</a> more than $1.2 billion on the migrants and is projected to spend up to $5 billion.
Chicago has <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/us/politics/gop-migrants-blue-cities.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">seen</a> an influx of about 13,500 migrants recently. The country’s third-largest city has already <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-mayor-facing-pushback-from-city-council-members-over-migrant-tent-plan">spent</a> at least $250 million on the issue.

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Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Bloodied By Migrant With ‘RAT’ Written On Forehead

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The Biden administration has again broken records at the border as illegal crossings jumped to new highs in August, according to new statistics released by Customs and Border Protection.
In August 2023, CBP had a total of <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters" target="_blank" rel="noopener">304,162 encounters</a> at the nation’s borders, a new monthly record, while border agents had <a href="https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-releases-august-2023-monthly-update#:~:text=DHS%20has%20removed%20or%20returned,border%20in%20August%20were%20232%2C972." target="_blank" rel="noopener">232,972 encounters</a> at the southern border, an increase of about 50,000 from the previous month. 
“CBP remains vigilant in the face of ruthless smugglers and transnational criminal organizations who exploit vulnerable migrants, the same criminal organizations trafficking in lethal drugs that harm our communities,” said acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller. “Our operational tempo along the border has increased in response to increased encounters, and we remain squarely focused on our broader security mission and enforcing U.S. immigration laws.”
Miller claimed that the CBP was processing more individuals for “expedited removal than ever before,” a statement that would seem to contradict data indicating that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/deportations-have-dropped-90-percent-with-biden-in-office" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deportations have plummeted</a> under Biden. 
The high number of crossings have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mayor-blames-biden-for-illegal-alien-crisis-theyre-coming-in-without-any-consequence-whatsoever" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continued into September</a>, with tens of thousands of illegal immigrants coming through Eagle Pass, Texas, triggering the mayor to declare an emergency. The Biden administration, which has sued to stop Texas from erecting a water barrier in the Rio Grande to deter illegal crossings, has also been accused of cutting razor wire put up by Texas in Eagle Pass to secure the border. 
Dan Stein, the president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), a group that advocates for border security, said that the Biden admin’s policies were to blame for the record crossings.
&#8220;It is a disaster created and perpetuated by the policies of the Biden administration. President Biden has not taken historic action to secure the border. He has taken illegal actions of historic proportions to throw open the borders,” he said in a <a href="https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fair-august-border-encounters-highest-on-record-administration-insists-it-has-taken-historic-action-to-secure-the-border-301936717.html#:~:text=%22In%20total%2C%20there%20were%20304%2C162,increase%20of%2050%2C000%20over%20July." target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. 
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&#8220;With onset of fall, and a push by the administration and its open-borders allies to ignore federal statutes and grant work authorization to migrants more quickly, the dubious record set in August will be short-lived. Preliminary data indicate that the numbers in September will be even higher and will continue to grow until the administration decides to stop incentivizing mass illegal immigration and begins honoring its constitutional responsibility to enforce the border and our immigration laws,” he added. 
At the same time as crossings remain high, the Biden administration has <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/09/21/biden-secretly-has-let-221456-migrants-fly-into-the-us-in-past-year/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> flown over 200,000 illegal immigrants to airports throughout the U.S. and the administration continues to <a href="https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2023/09/22/usda-launches-program-support-agricultural-employers-and?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">push for more legal immigration</a> from countries where many of the illegal immigrants are currently coming from.

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‘A Disaster’: Biden Admin Sets New Border Record As Illegal Crossings Surge

Reported immigration numbers suggesting that illegal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/immigration" target="_blank" rel="noopener">immigration</a> at the U.S. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/southern-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">southern border</a> plummeted to the lowest level in over two years in June are misleading, according to a former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-homeland-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Department of Homeland Security</a> (DHS) official.
Border Patrol agents recorded roughly 100,000 apprehensions of illegal immigrants between ports of entry along the U.S. southern border during the month of June, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-crossings-us-mexico-border-down-in-june-stricter-asylum-rules/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS News</a> reported this week. That total is a steep drop from the roughly 169,000 apprehensions recorded the month prior in May.
That drop-off is largely due to lax parole policies that encourage immigrants to walk through ports of entry, rather than between the ports, according to Lora Ries, director of the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation. The number also does not take into account known and unknown gotaways that get past border security into the interior of the U.S. without arrest.
The reported numbers “are deceitful. The number of illegal and inadmissible aliens coming into the country is still just as high, but the administration is using a shell game and sending people through ports of entry instead of between ports of entry, and then declaring that an improvement on the border,” Ries, a former acting deputy chief of staff at DHS, told The Daily Wire.
“We know the numbers are about the same because when you look at nationwide CBP encounters, which includes numbers at the ports of entry, that number has steadily risen,” she said.
The numbers reported by CBS News are preliminary and have not yet been officially released to the public. Current numbers available on the DHS website show the number of immigrants processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations, which handles processing of migrants at ports of entry, has steadily risen over the course of Biden’s term.
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The preliminary Border Patrol numbers reported by CBS News do not include immigrants that appear at the ports of entry and are processed through the Office of Field Operations.
The Biden administration has touted the use of stiffer immigration rules as well as parole programs that accept tens of thousands of immigrants from certain countries to ease approval to enter the United States. That various parole pathways are the main drivers of the change in the Biden administration’s counting of illegal immigration, according to Ries.
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The port parole programs have been steadily accepting more immigrants, driving immigrants to ports of entry rather than attempting to cross between ports.
“They’ve been increasing the daily number of appointments CBP takes at the ports,” Ries said. “They’re about to increase it again. And when you do the math of those programs and add those back to the numbers of people crossing between the courts, you&#8217;re still at around 200,000 encounters a month, and that’s the number that the administration simply doesn’t want out there.”

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Immigration Expert Reveals Why Latest Border Numbers Are ‘Deceitful’

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) responded to a video showing a U.S. Border Patrol cutting through razor wire reportedly on private property to let illegal aliens into Texas by saying that the individuals were &#8220;subject to U.S. immigration laws.&#8221;
Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin shared a video on Friday of the incident, which he said occurred on private property, according to officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
&#8220;It is a federal responsibility to enforce U.S. immigration laws. U.S. Border Patrol continues to enforce U.S. immigration laws,&#8221; CBP said in a statement. &#8220;The individuals had already crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico, were on U.S. soil, and are subject to U.S. immigration laws. Individuals who cross unlawfully will be subject to the lawful pathways rule, which places common-sense conditions on asylum eligibility, with certain exceptions. Those who do not establish a legal basis to remain in the United States will be removed.&#8221;
Melugin said on Friday that the video that he posted came from a source in Eagle Pass and showed “Border Patrol cutting through razor wire placed by the state of TX to allow migrants to enter &amp; be processed after crossing illegally.”
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“[The Texas Department of Public Safety] tells me this is the first time they know of this happening, and that it’s being looked into for potential destruction of TX property,” he said. “The federal government’s position is that once migrants are on U.S. soil, under U.S. law, they need to be processed, and cannot be repelled or turned away.&#8221;
&#8220;Texas is taking a much different approach, and has been physically blocking migrants under orders from Governor @GregAbbott_TX . TXDPS tells me the location this video was shot at is private property, and that they have permission from the owner to lay down razor wire and arrest migrants for criminal trespassing,&#8221; he continued.
Melugin noted that the Border Patrol agent in the video is “likely just doing what he’s been told – but this will likely lead to more friction between TX &amp; the Feds, who have drastically different approaches at the border.”
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NEW: Video from source in Eagle Pass shows Border Patrol cutting through razor wire placed by the state of TX to allow migrants to enter &amp; be processed after crossing illegally. <a href="https://twitter.com/TxDPS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TxDPS</a> tells me this is the first time they know of this happening, and that it’s being looked into… <a href="https://t.co/jESPbzj9sw">pic.twitter.com/jESPbzj9sw</a>
&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href="https://twitter.com/BillMelugin_/status/1674849236448313372?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Biden Admin Responds To Feds Cutting Through Razor Wire To Let Illegals Into Texas

Border Patrol agents and members of the Texas Department of Public Safety caught illegal immigrants attempting to cross the southern border in fake FedEx vans.
Officers apprehended the smugglers in the El Paso Border Patrol sector in West Texas. 
A tweet from El Paso Border Patrol Sector Chief Anthony Good explained that an anti-smuggling unit and members of the Texas Department of Public Safety “intercepted a smuggling scheme involving 26 smuggled migrants. Of the 3 vehicles involved, 2 were cloned FedEx vans. The smugglers will face charges!”
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Express Consequence Delivery!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SantaTeresa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SantaTeresa</a> Station Anti-Smuggling Unit agents along with <a href="https://twitter.com/TxDPSWest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TxDPSWest</a> intercepted a smuggling scheme involving 26 smuggled migrants.  Of the 3 vehicles involved, 2 were cloned FedEx vans. The smugglers will face charges!<a href="https://twitter.com/CBP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cbp</a> <a href="https://t.co/kCP5tvtgR4">pic.twitter.com/kCP5tvtgR4</a>
&mdash; Anthony “Scott” Good (@USBPChiefEPT) <a href="https://twitter.com/USBPChiefEPT/status/1669116247093686272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Illegal border crossings have surged under the Biden administration, with an estimated <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/15/1-5m-gotaways-have-slipped-into-the-us-under-biden-three-times-as-many-as-during-3-years-of-trump/">1.5 million illegal immigrant</a> gotaways being recorded since Biden took office in 2021. Meanwhile, there were 415,000 total reported gotaways for 2018, 2019, and 2020 under the Trump administration.
There’s also been a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-patrol-records-1000-increase-in-illegal-immigration-from-china-afghanistan">1,000% increase</a> in illegal immigration from a number of different countries, including China, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and the Dominican Republic, among other countries. 
Meanwhile, the Biden administration recently announced that they would <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-to-increase-number-of-foreign-nationals-admitted-through-cbp-one-app">increase</a> the number of foreign nationals who’d be able to enter the United States through the CBP One app, a digital platform that allows asylum seekers to schedule appointments with border patrol before arriving at the southern border. 
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While roughly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/border-app-releases-almost-80000-foreign-nationals-into-u-s-in-last-four-months">80,000 foreign nationals</a> entered the United States by way of the CBP One app between January and the end of April, the increase will allow nearly 40,000 migrants to enter the U.S. per month through the platform.
The figure does not, however, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/99-percent-migrants-sought-title-42-exception-cbp-one-app-approved">include</a> a different parole program specifically for those from Haiti, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba.
Major cities like Chicago and New York have both struggled to manage the influx. While the Chicago City Council recently passing a measure to provide <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-city-council-approves-51-million-to-fund-illegal-immigrant-housing">$51 million</a> in funding to house and feed migrants, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/50-new-york-city-places-of-worship-will-house-foreign-nationals">50 places of worship</a> in New York City are now being used to house foreign nationals who&#8217;ve crossed the border into the United States.
One poll from CBS News poll suggests that most Americans are unsatisfied with the state of the southern border under the Biden administration. It <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hosting-migrants-poll-2023-05-21/">found</a> that 63% of Americans disapprove of Biden’s handling of the United States border, while just 37% say they approve.

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Border Patrol Busts Illegal Immigrant Smugglers In Fake FedEx Vans

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