According to monthly data provided by the Border Patrol to Fox News, December has already set the monthly high for illegal immigrant entries across the southern border in 2023. Before the end of the month, the number of illegal migrant encounters has exceeded the previous high of September in what has been a record year for illegal immigration.
BREAKING: CBP sources tell FOX there have now been over 276,00 migrant encounters at the southern border in December, the highest single month ever recorded, breaking the prior record set in September at 269,735, and there are still 3 days of December left. Record is being…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) December 29, 2023
According to the Border Patrol, more than 276,000 illegal migrants crossed the southern border between Dec. 1 and 27. There are over 7,000 more people than September, and the last four days of 2023 still have yet to be counted. This data does not include legal entries.
The Gallego/Sinema border crisis has closed legal ports of entry, hurting Arizona workers, tourism, and devastating our economy.
The only people their crisis benefits are the traffickers & the cartels.
We need to secure our border and protect Arizonans. https://t.co/Oybbu4fA75
— Kari Lake (@KariLake) December 29, 2023
Immigrant inflows increased considerably leading up to Christmas, starting on Dec. 14. From then until Dec. 20, authorities estimate that around 9,770 encounters were made with illegal immigrants who arrived at the southern border. Most of these encounters took place in Arizona and Texas.
