U.S. officials come across nearly 2 million unauthorized migrants in FY 2021
Immigration
CBP says repeat crossers are skewing numbers, says unauthorized migration slowed down in September
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: Oct 22, 2021 / 04:46 PM CDT / Updated: Oct 22, 2021 / 05:15 PM CDT
Pedro, a Mexican man from Oaxaca state, who tried to enter the United States for work, is searched by a United States Border Patrol agent in Sunland Park, New Mexico on September 1, 2021. (Photo by PAUL RATJE/AFP via Getty Images)
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Almost 2 million people entered the United States without authorization in the 12-month period ending on Sept. 30, the U.S. government reported on Friday.
Most of the 1.96 million migrants apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol and the Office of Field Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Fiscal Year 2021 took place at the southern border, where sectors like Del Rio and the Rio Grande Valley have been dramatically overwhelmed at times.
Land encounters on the southern border with Mexico rose to a record 1.74 million and typically involved Border Patrol agents apprehending migrants coming over the border wall or unguarded portions of desert from New Mexico to California, and those who crossed the waters of the Rio Grande. The other encounters took place on the northern border, airports and seaports.
https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/immigration/u-s-officials-come-across-nearly-2-million-unauthorized-migrants-in-fy-2021/
