Thousands of migrants have flooded via California’s southern border from 73 totally different international locations over only one week, border patrol confirmed.
In accordance with information from the U.S. Customs and Border Safety – San Diego Border Patrol Sector, brokers apprehended 8,659 unlawful immigrants from 73 totally different international locations over a one-week span between Jan. 31 and Feb. 6.
Chinese migrants are the quickest rising group making an attempt to return to the US, in response to CBP.
The variety of Chinese language nationals apprehended on the southwest border has surged lately.
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Dec. 18, 2023: Migrants flood into Eagle Go, Texas, ready to be processed. (Fox Information)
In fiscal yr 2021, there have been solely 450 Chinese migrants apprehended, in distinction to 2,176 and 24,314 in fiscal years 2022 and 2023 respectively.
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Many are flying to Ecuador, the place they do not want a visa, and making their trek via Latin America earlier than reaching the U.S. southern border.
Two SUVs have been seen pulling as much as the U.S. southern border close to Jacumba, California, and unloading dozens of migrants who entered the nation illegally. (Bud Knapp / FOX Nation)
Sources with Customs and Border Protection instructed Fox Information Digital that migrant encounters hit a staggering 300,000 incidents in Dec. 2023, reaching a degree thought unimaginable simply years in the past.
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Between Dec. 1 and 31, greater than 302,000 migrants have been documented trying to cross the U.S. southern border.
It’s the highest complete for a single month ever recorded. Additionally it is the primary time migrant encounters have exceeded 300,000.
Fox Information’ Bailee Hill, Adam Shaw and Griff Jenkins contributed to this report.
