221,303 encounters along border in March. Likely the highest monthly figures since the Border Patrol was formed in 1924.
When Title 42 ceases to exist in May, almost every migrant will be processed and released.
One of the biggest dangers of Biden's open border policies is drug trafficking by the Mexican cartels. Fentanyl overdose is now the leading cause of death for US adults ages 18 to 45, according to numbers from the CDC. Soaring crime and human and sex trafficking are two other obvious threats to our nation. Child sex trade, child enslavement and abuse have soared. Illegal immigration consumes billions in taxpayer money and burdens governmental services. The costs increase the unsustainable levels of public debt and deficit spending.
Key data from the March CBP report:
• In total, there were 221,303 encounters along the southwest border in March, not only a 33 percent increase compared to last month, but When Title 42 ceases to exist in May, almost every migrant will be processed and released.
• The last time the Border Patrol apprehended more migrants was in February and March of 2000. The agency does not publish earlier data, and the figures from 2000 are likely the highest monthly figures since the Border Patrol was formed in 1924. This would make March 2022 the third worst month of all time.
• 109,549 encounters, 50 percent of the total, were removed under Title 42, while the other half were processed and released into the country. When Title 42 ceases to exist in May, almost every migrant will be processed and released.
• March numbers reveal an unprecedented uptick in migrants who are not from Mexico or Central America’s Northern Triangle nations. These numbers are sure to increase considering that many of the migrants are from countries we are unable to deport due to strained relationships with authoritarian governments.
• 76 percent of migrants (169,062) encountered in March were single adults – mostly working age men – a 33 percent jump over February. Encounters of family units and unaccompanied minors also rose in March.
• Monthly CBP numbers do not include those who got past authorities and are now unlawfully present and residing in American communities. There were over 400,000 “got aways” at the border last year, and career CBP officials say there have already been more than 300,000 in the past 6 months.