Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday blamed Mexico for December's record surge in illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.
More than 300,000 illegal immigrants entered the United States in December, the largest monthly increase on record, forcing the temporary closure of railroad crossings.mayorcas Appeared Before reporters after visiting the U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Eagle Pass, Texas. (Related: Alejandro Mayorkas claims Biden administration has removed 'record number' of illegal immigrants – but there's a problem)
“This was certainly a very high number of encounters,” Mayorkas said. “That coincides with a time when Mexican enforcement was no longer in place. Mexico's immigration enforcement agencies were not being funded.”
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In the first two months of fiscal year 2024, which began on October 1, approximately 380,000 illegal immigrants were encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border. according to Based on data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) following 2,045,838 cases in fiscal year 2023, 2,206,436 cases in fiscal year 2022, and 1,659,206 cases in fiscal year 2021.
DCNF published an April 2023 review outlining how the Biden administration has reduced the vetting process for illegal immigrants from the People's Republic of China, including suspending data downloads from cell phones and reducing the number of questions to five. Got the email.
More than 300,000 people were estimated to have entered the country through the southern border in December, but only 142,850 people were deported in fiscal year 2023.
The House passed HR2, the Border Security Act, by a vote of 219 to 213. Vote However, the bill is strongly opposed by Congressional Democrats and the White House. Conservative House Republicans threatened to vote against a compromise package to fund the government unless border security measures are included in Monday's package.
Ministry of Justice announced The lawsuit was filed to prevent Texas from implementing SB4, which would make illegally entering Texas a state misdemeanor and allow state law enforcement to arrest illegal immigrants on that charge. Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott signed the bill on December 18th.
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