April was the last full month of enforcement for the Title 42 public health order that had been in place since the beginning of the pandemic.
In his State of the Union address, President Biden touted a policy that he says preceded a 97 percent drop in illegal immigration from four countries.
October’s report was the first operational update since the resignation of Chris Magnus, former Customs and Border Protection commissioner.
The agency reported more than 2.4 million encounters with illegal aliens along the southern border last fiscal year, an all-time record.
One-third of the encounters near the southern border last month resulted in an expulsion under the Title 42 order.
Apprehensions, most of which occur in Texas sectors, have already surpassed the total from the last fiscal year.
The State of Texas has commenced border wall construction in Starr County as part of its response to illegal immigration.
The number of border apprehensions decreased for a third month in a row in October.
The federal Customs and Border Protection agency reported an average of nearly 96,000 monthly apprehensions in Texas border patrol sectors.
Tens of thousands have been referred to federal immigration authorities for being illegally present in the country.
In an effort to "crack down" on illegal crossings, the governor announced new border security measures that include border wall construction.
A Texas congressman says he is going to “immediately begin knocking down doors” to secure reimbursement for the hospital from the feds.
