The U.S. Border Patrol arrested at least 91,000 migrants who crossed as part of a family group in August. With the data, a record number of migrant families crossed the U.S.-Mexico border.
Record numbers of migrant families streamed across the U.S.-Mexico border in August, according to preliminary data obtained by The Washington Post, an influx that could place immigration in the spotlight during the 2024 presidential race. https://t.co/NM96hp55QY
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 31, 2023
The figure, reported by The Washington Post, surpassed the previous one-month all-time high of 84,486 set in May 2019, during the Trump administration. "Overall, the data show, border apprehensions have risen more than 30 percent for two consecutive months, after falling sharply in May and June as the Biden administration rolled out new restrictions and entry opportunities," the report said.
The data comes at a time when the migration crisis is worsening. A report by Voz Media explained that nationwide encounters of illegal immigrants with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) increased at least 300% since 2020, which was the last fiscal year recorded under the Trump administration.
According to the report released by CBP, there were 2.7 million illegal immigrant encounters in fiscal year 2022, a massive increase over fiscal year 2020, when encounters stood at 646,000.
Meanwhile, nationwide migrant encounters this year stand at 2.5 million, with two months left in the fiscal year. In July of this year, CBP reported 245,286 encounters nationwide, up from 238,929 last July.
