A federal judge in Washington, D.C. ordered the Biden administration to end the use of Title 42 for expulsions by December 21.
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.
More than one fourth of the population of Venezuela has left their country, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
In a media appearance, Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas would hire border agents he believes were unfairly targeted by the investigation.
Illegal immigration continues to increase as the Biden administration seeks to end Title 42 expulsions that began during the pandemic.
Illegal immigration has broken records in recent years, and while with those surges authorities have reported increases in border deaths, an agency reports that the actual number may be much higher.
A federal judge is preventing the U.S. government from ending the pandemic-era policy allowing border officials to expel illegal aliens on public health grounds.
In April, the federal government released 110,000 illegal aliens into the country on parole or via notices to appear.
Border agents encountered about 38,000 unaccompanied minors in the first half of Fiscal Year 2022, which began in October.
The policy was instituted by the Trump administration and continued under Biden as a measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Half of those arrested in the U.S. by border agents were slated for expulsion via Title 42 enforcement, a policy set to end on May 23.
