Preliminary Customs and Border Protection data obtained by The Center Square show record numbers of apprehensions and evasions at the southern border in November.
The data, collected by Just The News, via The Center Square, from a border agent, shows that agents apprehended 212,608 illegal aliens and that at least 93,461 evaded law enforcement and managed to get away. Therefore, the total number for November sets a new all time record of at least 306,069 illegal aliens crossing the southern border.
Just The News states that this preliminary data excludes data from the Office of Field Operations, which means that the official numbers, once released, will be even higher, although Customs and Border Protection (CBP) does not make gotaway data public.
Typically, the Del Rio and Rio Grande Valley areas of Texas experience the heaviest traffic of illegals along the southern border. However, in recent months, larger groups are coming through the El Paso area. This includes the entire state of New Mexico and two counties in far west Texas covering 264 miles of international border. Fox News reported recent images of the massive influx of illegals through the El Paso and Eagle Pass sectors of Texas. More than 4,800 migrants crossed in just 24 hours:
NEW: These are @FoxNews images from El Paso, TX & Eagle Pass, TX in the last 24 hours.
CBP sources tell us more than 4,800 migrants have crossed illegally in just these two sectors in last 24 hours.
Obama DHS Sec. Jeh Johnson said 1,000 per day *nationwide* would be a "crisis". pic.twitter.com/rKOj1Tcpkj- Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 10, 2022
The end of Title 42 and the flood of illegal immigrants
In recent months, in anticipation of the end of Title 42, which limited the flood of illegals, more and more groups of immigrants have been crossing the border.
Title 42, implemented in March 2020 during Donald Trump's presidency, allowed border agents to turn away immigrant groups for public health reasons in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, now that this measure has been discontinued, illegal crossings are expected to double.
A few days ago, the president of Princeton Policy Advisors, Steven Kopits, stated that 2.6 million illegal immigrants will cross the southern border by 2023, starting with a strong surge in the spring. The November figures seem to be a preview of what’s to come.
