Border Apprehensions of Unaccompanied Alien Children Skyrocketed Ahead of Election
By Joseph J. Kolb, November 23, 2016
In the three months leading up to the presidential election, U.S. Customs and Border Protection experienced a spike in apprehensions not seen in years.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statistics there were 46,195 apprehensions along the Southwest Border in October, the first month of FY 17. CBP hasn't seen such a spike in apprehensions since June of FY 14 when there were 57,862 apprehensions. In the three months leading up to the presidential election there were 122,744 apprehensions along the Southwest border, compared to 86,975 and 92,525 for same period in 2015 and 2014, respectively.
In October there was also a spike in apprehensions of unaccompanied children, with 6,754 in that month, compared to 4,943 in October 2016, 2,519 in October 2015, and 4,181 in October 2014.
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