President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will visit the southern border on Thursday, where illegal immigration has increased dramatically in recent years.
Mr. Biden will visit Brownsville, Texas, and Mr. Trump will visit Eagle Pass, Texas, to address the ongoing immigration crisis. Illegal immigration has increased sharply in the nearly three years since President Biden took office, as millions of migrants from around the world pour across the southern border. (Related: Majority of Americans support border wall construction for first time in poll history)
Border Patrol apprehended 400,651 immigrants at the southern border in fiscal year 2020, the last leg of President Trump's term. according to to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data.The number of similar concerns this year is 851,508. 2019fiscal year 396,579 2018 303,916 people in fiscal year 2017.
There were more than 2 million immigrants under the Biden administration. encounter In 2023 alone, the number of people has increased from approximately 1.6 million in 2021.
Top Shot – U.S. President Donald Trump attends a ceremony commemorating 200 miles of border wall on the U.S.-Mexico border in San Luis, Arizona, June 23, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP, Getty Images)
Border Patrol recorded 11 Terrorist Screening Datasets (TSDS) encounter They occurred south of the border from fiscal years 2017 to 2020, according to federal data. To date, there have been 98 encounters with TSDS immigrants in FY2022, 169 in FY2023, and 58 in FY2024.
The Border Patrol recorded more than 20,000 encounters at the southern border with migrants considered potential national security risks in fiscal year 2023, according to an exclusive memo previously obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. . The agency had more than 25,000 similar encounters in fiscal 2022, and just over 3,600 in fiscal 2021.
The number of Chinese nationals crossing the border illegally rose sharply last year. Border Patrol encountered 24,048 Chinese immigrants at the southern border in fiscal year 2023, compared to 1,970 in fiscal year 2022 and just 323 in fiscal year 2021. according to To CBP.
The number of similar incidents exceeded 18,000 in the first four months of fiscal year 2024, according to the data.
It is estimated that at least 1.7 million “fugitive” migrants have crossed the southern border since Biden took office. according to To the House Committee on Homeland Security.
EL PASO, TEXAS – DECEMBER 22: Migrants warm themselves by a fire at dawn after spending the night outdoors next to the U.S.-Mexico border fence on December 22, 2022 in El Paso, Texas. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
“President Trump was very supportive of law enforcement and the military. He frequently visited the border and demonstrated a genuine concern for national security and public safety.” Director of Operations Derek Maltz told DCNF. “President Biden is only visiting the border because of political pressure during his campaign.”
“Biden was very soft on illegal immigrants, and now we have an influx of immigrants,” Maltz told DCNF. He “implemented policies that brought chaos and evil to all Americans.”
One of Biden's first actions as president was to issue sweeping executive orders. cancel Trump-era border policies, including the Muslim travel ban and signature border wall project;
“I felt that the executive orders issued by the last president of the United States were extremely counterproductive to our national security and counterproductive to who we are as a country, especially in the area of immigration,” Biden said in his speech. . remarks “We will work to erase the moral and national shame of the previous administration.”
Top Shot – U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials during a visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, on January 8, 2023. (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP, Getty Images)
Biden has repeatedly insisted that he cannot take effective action to secure the southern border until Congress passes legislation giving him authority, but the president and his team have announced that he and his team will take executive action to strengthen asylum policies. I am considering the above options.
Biden claimed he was unaware that Trump was also planning a border visit on Thursday. according to To the Associated Press. This is his second border visit since he took office.
Biden: “I was planning to go on Thursday.'' Said at a press conference on Tuesday. “I didn't know, but apparently my best friend was going.”
The White House did not respond to requests for comment.
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