March Alien Apprehensions at 15 Year High, Up 450% from Last Year
Published:
Thu, Apr 8th 2021 @ 3:54 pm EDT
Over 172,000 aliens were encountered by Customs and Border Protection officers in March of 2021. This represents an increase of nearly 72% in just one month - and a whopping 450% increase since March 2020.
168,195 aliens were arrested by the Border Patrol as they were encountered illegally attempting to enter the United States; the remaining 4.136 aliens were found to be inadmissible and denied entry at designated ports.
In total, 172,331 aliens were encountered as part of the continuing surge at the Southern Border, according to data recently released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
For some context, in just the first six months of FY2021, more migrants have been encountered by USCBP than in the entirety of FY2020.
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