Border deaths soar as 2021 sets record for most migrant fatalities
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - Monday, November 1, 2021
The Border Patrol counted 557 migrant deaths along the southern border over the past year, shattering the previous record and putting a body count on the ongoing illegal immigrant surge.
The situation could have been worse but for heroic efforts by agents, who set a record for rescues, with 12,854. That was more than twice the number recorded in fiscal 2020, which had been the record-holder.
Experts say it’s a matter of numbers.
Border Patrol agents caught more people attempting the crossing in fiscal 2021 than in any previous fiscal year. More people trying means more risky attempts and more people dying.
“The simple fact is when you’re dealing with as many people as we’re currently dealing with, you’re going to have more deaths, you’re going to have more rescues,” said Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council.
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