Surge in CHINESE NATIONALS apprehended at the southern border sparks national security concerns
10/21/2024 // Arsenio Toledo // 1K Views
The number of Chinese illegal immigrants apprehended along the U.S. border with Mexico has increased significantly over the past two years.
Data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) indicates that encounters with Chinese migrants at the southwestern border have been rising since the 2021 fiscal year, when about 450 Chinese migrants were encountered at the border. In 2022, that number jumped to 2,176.
In 2023, the number massively skyrocketed to 24,314 encounters, including over 3,000 children. In 2024, the number of Chinese migrants encountered continued to rise with 36,920 encounters right up until Aug. 31 – including 5,878 minors, 152 of them unaccompanied. Data from September, the final month in the 2024 fiscal year, has yet to be compiled. (Related: Report: Groups of military-age males from China and South America are illegally entering the United States.)
CBP noted that the rising number of Chinese nationals entering the U.S. comes at a time when the number of border crossings by most nationalities are rising in general across the board.
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