DHS: Border Apprehensions, Inadmissibles Reach Highest Monthly Levels in More Than a Decade
(CNSNews.com) - The number of illegal border crossers and migrants presenting themselves at ports of entry on the southwest border but deemed “inadmissible†reached 103,000 in March and 109,000 in April - “the highest monthly levels in more than a decade,†acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan told Congress Thursday.
“In March, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountered over 103,000 illegal border crossers and inadmissible aliens, and in April that number exceeded 109,000—the highest monthly levels in more than a decade,†he said Thursday in prepared testimony for the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
By the end of fiscal year 2018, CPB “encountered more than 683, 000 illegal migrants and inadmissibles,†according to McAleenan.
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