The Post Millennial
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It has been revealed that agents at the southern border recorded over 300,000 encounters with migrants in December, smashing the previous monthly record of 269,735, which was set in September.
Every month of Fiscal Year 2024 has thus far outpaced FY2023 as the crisis at the southern border shows no signs of letting up.
According to Fox News, sources familiar with the data collected by Customs and Border Protection confirmed that 302,000 encounters were recorded in December, though the numbers have not yet been released to the public.
News Nation’s Ali Bradley broke down the numbers, revealing that the vast majority of encounters were recorded between, not at, official ports of entry.
Only around 52,000 migrants attempted to make their way into the United States via actual border crossings, with the other 250,000 being caught trying to sneak through illegally.
The highest number of encounters, 80,000, took place in the Tucson Sector, which covers around three quarters of Arizona. The Del Rio Sector, which includes central Texas and is home to the infamous Eagle Pass crossing, recorded 71,000 crossings.
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