Border guards stationed along the Swanton district on the northern border have witnessed a sharp increase in illegal border crossings in the past eight months, the agency said, surpassing figures experienced in the past six years.
Border Patrol has recorded 3,823 encounters with illegal immigrants between October 2022 and May 2023 in the Swanton area, which includes parts of New York, Vermont and New Hampshire. according to Recently updated US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data. This new record coincides with a widespread surge in illegal immigration across the northern border. Recorded Over 5,600 illegal immigrants have been encountered in the past eight months. (Related: Border Patrol agents have already caught 127 illegal immigrants on terror watch lists this year, up nearly 30% from 2022.)
“How are you doing? I am often asked how @borderpatrol agents are dealing with the increasing volume of illegal cross-border traffic. Currently, there have been 9 arrests over 6 years (2017-2022). It’s been done in less than a month (FY 2023) The answer is “guts”. Majesty. vigilant. Dedication to service. Love of country,” said Swanton District Border Patrol Chief Robert Garcia. statement regarding surges.
Border agents and residents along the northern border have expressed concern over the surge in interviews with the Daily Caller News Foundation in recent months.
The world’s largest shared border, the northern border, is understaffed enough to deal with the influx, officials stationed along the region previously told DCNF. The surge may also be due to lax travel restrictions that allow many immigrants to enter Canada without a visa.
“Everyone in the area is nervous,” Northern Border resident Dan Cowan, who lives in the Swanton area, previously told DCNF. “We don’t have the capacity to hold Border Patrol or U.S. Customs. What are you going to do with these people when they get here? They haven’t been deported.”
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