A sharp drop in illegal border crossings along the Southwest border that began in January after the Biden administration announced tougher immigration crackdowns continued in February, the administration announced Wednesday. to enter the country at a time of intense political controversy with Republicans who see immigration as a top issue for voters and accuse President Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of not doing enough to secure the southern border. U.S. Border Patrol agents encountered migrants 128,877 times trying to cross the border in February between legal border crossings. That’s about the same as January’s 128,913 — and the lowest number of encounters for the month since February 2021, the agency said. The number of encounters does not necessarily equate to individuals, as some migrants make repeated attempts to cross the border. The agency said about 25% of those it encountered in February were re-entrants, meaning they had been detained by US officials while trying to enter the country within the previous 12 months. By comparison, US officials stopped migrants 221,693 times between points of entry along the Mexican border in December. Then, in early January, the administration announced a new policy under which Mexico would take back Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans under a pandemic-era rule denying migrants the right to seek asylum as part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The number of migrants intercepted from those four countries fell after the new policy took effect and remained low throughout February. At the same time they announced the new policy, the US also agreed to accept up to 30,000 people a month from those four countries. a process called humanitarian parole where they applied online, checked in at the airport and found a financial sponsor. According to CBP, 22,755 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans were paroled into the country through the process in February. Humanitarian parole differs from other immigration pathways in large part because it is temporary — often only for a year or two — and does not provide a long-term path to U.S. residency. The administration has also proposed denying asylum altogether to anyone traveling through another country on their way to the US without seeking protection there – effectively all non-Mexicans who show up at the US southern border. The proposal, which has been heavily criticized by immigration advocates, is now in a 30-day comment period before it is expected to take effect when Section 42 expires in May. Drug seizures have also increased, according to the CBP report by 6% in February to January. Fentanyl seizures are up 58%.
A a sharp drop in the illegal border crossings along the southwest border, which began in January after the Biden administration announced tougher immigration measures, continued in February, the administration announced Wednesday.
Data published US Customs and Border Protection paints a picture of someone trying to enter the country at a time of intense political controversy with Republicans viewing immigration as a top issue for voters and accusing President Biden and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of not doing enough to secure the southern border.
US Border Patrol agents encountered migrants trying to cross the border between legal border crossings 128,877 times in February. That’s about the same as January’s 128,913 — and the lowest number of encounters for the month since February 2021, the agency said.
The number of encounters does not necessarily refer to individuals, as some migrants try to cross the border more than once. The agency said about 25% of those it encountered in February were repeat entrants, meaning they had been detained by U.S. officials at some point in the past 12 months while trying to enter the country.
In comparison, US officials stopped migrants 221,693 times between points of entry along the Mexican border in December.
Then in early January, the administration announced a new policy under which Mexico would take back Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans under a pandemic rule that denies migrants the right to seek asylum as part of efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. . The number of intercepted migrants from those four countries plunged in afterwards the new policy went into effect and remained low throughout February.
At the same time they announced the new policy, the U.S. also agreed to admit up to 30,000 people a month from those four countries through a process called humanitarian parole, if they apply online, go to an airport and find a financial sponsor. According to CBP, 22,755 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans were paroled into the country through the process in February. Humanitarian parole differs from other immigration pathways in large part because it is temporary—often only for a year or two—and does not provide a long-term path to life in the U.S.
The administration also offered are generally denied asylum to anyone traveling through another country on their way to the US without seeking protection there – in fact all non-Mexicans who appear at the US southern border. The proposal, which has been heavily criticized by immigration advocates, is currently in a 30-day comment period before it is expected to take effect when Section 42 expires in May.
Drug seizures also rose 6% in February compared to January, according to the CBP report. Fentanyl seizures are up 58%.
The sharp drop in illegal border crossings continues in February
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