Enforcement encounters with illegal aliens are still higher than they have been since Bill Clinton was in the White House.
Some have balked at the vice president’s decision to visit El Paso, calling it anything from a “glorified photo-op” to a “political stunt.”
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday to end Trump’s emergency declaration and effectively halt construction of the border wall.
The president touted the construction of the border wall in a visit to Alamo, Texas.
Authorities report that the number of encounters along the southern border has continued to increase, with a greater amount of single adults outside of Mexico.
Border apprehensions leveled out after a six-month incline, but the total sets a record high for November.
Border apprehensions in October rose to the highest levels since summer of 2019 and is the highest tally for the month of October compared to past years.
Officials in the Trump administration say that construction of the new border wall is making significant progress.
Border patrol apprehensions of illegal immigrants dropped significantly during the 2020 fiscal year, but officials caution that an uptick is likely after the coronavirus pandemic ends.
Border encounters reached nearly 50,000 in August, the highest since the fiscal year began last October.
President Trump’s central campaign promise is making serious progress after he made a controversial funding move.
U.S. border patrol encounters have increased to levels typical for a July before the pandemic, with the largest increase seen in the Rio Grande Valley.
After reaching a low in April, monthly southern border encounters in May increased by 27 percent with 23,118 total apprehensions and inadmissibles.
Amidst the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, border apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border have reached a low not seen in three years.
Southern border apprehensions have declined slightly amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, though Border Patrol agents apprehended 30,000 and continue to combat drug smuggling.
After eight months of continuous decline at the southern border, February statistics reveal a roughly one percent increase in apprehensions while drug seizures continue to be a top issue.
Texas Rep. Chip Roy and other members of the Texas delegation sent a letter to the Trump administration citing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus at the southern border.
The first month of the New Year marked the eighth month in a row apprehension levels declined at the southern border.
Last week Mexican security forces thwarted thousands of Central American migrants traveling in a caravan in an attempt to illegally cross into the United States.
As the number of counterfeit products entering the U.S. continues to rise, the Department of Homeland Security announced an action plan to combat the growing problem.
