CORRUPTION CHRONICLES
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JANUARY 25, 2024
Shocking 7,300% Spike in Illegal Immigrants from South American Nation with Terrorist Ties
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Adding to the countless national security issues generated by the Biden administration’s egregious open border policies is an inconceivable spike in illegal immigrants from a country run by a dictator with close ties to terrorists. A new report published by the Washington D.C. nonprofit Federation for Immigration Reform (FAIR) reveals that under Biden there has been a mind-boggling 7,300% increase in migrants from Venezuela, which is quite disturbing considering the South American nation operates under a Marxist regime that encourages international terrorist groups to run free. In fiscal year 2020, the last before Biden became president, 4,520 Venezuelan nationals were encountered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), according to government figures embedded in the report. In 2021 the number grew to 50,499, an eleven-fold increase, and it surged again to 189,520 in 2022. By fiscal year 2023 the Venezuelan migrant population exploded to 334,914. “This makes Venezuelans the second most commonly encountered nationality at the border, second only to Mexican nationals,” FAIR writes in the report. Additionally, CBP figures show that there was a 102% increase in Venezuelans encountered in families between 2022 and 2023.
The crisis was ignited by the president’s open border policies and worsened when his administration announced a special parole program for Venezuelan nationals which allows them to enter the U.S. without a visa and even with expired passports. Once in the country, they are eligible under the plan to apply for work authorization. “Venezuelan illegal immigration to the U.S. is driven as much by policy as economic conditions,” FAIR researchers found. “When the Biden Administration announces tougher enforcement policies, the number of encounters drops. For example, there was a dramatic drop in encounters of Venezuelans in February 2022 when Mexico announced it would no longer allow Venezuelans to enter Mexico visa-free, a policy said to have been made after the Biden Administration requested it.” Another noticeable decrease occurred in October 2022 when the U.S. announced that Venezuelans caught entering the country illegally would be returned to Mexico. Then the Biden administration implemented a new parole program for Venezuelans along with nationals of Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua. The administration said it was for those seeking safe haven within the United States due to the conditions in their country.
https://www.judicialwatch.org/spike-in-illegal-immigrants/
