Alabama state officials are ramping up pressure on President Joe Biden over the continuing crisis at the U.S. southern border.

according to Customs and Border Protection According to CBP, the number of encounters with migrants at the border reached a record high of 302,000 in December, including 250,000 apprehensions of undocumented immigrants.

ICYMI: CBP sources told FOX that December ended with a staggering 302,000 migrant encounters, the highest ever for a single month and reaching 300,000 for the first time. This included about 250,000 illegal immigrants intercepted by the Border Patrol, another record month for BP. There…

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 2, 2024

“The number of encounters continues to fluctuate as smugglers and bad actors continue to spread falsehoods and demonstrate a complete disregard for the safety and well-being of vulnerable migrants,” CBP said in a statement. “We remain vigilant and prepared to ensure the safety of our personnel, migrants, communities and the security of our southwest border.”

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) reacted to the numbers and renewed his call to secure the border.

The Biden administration continues to set records for all the wrong reasons.

The time to secure our borders and protect American families is past. https://t.co/rUbMUhPJ1g

— Rep. Barry Moore (@RepBarryMoore) January 2, 2024

U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) said Democrats need to pass HR2 in the Senate to help “end the crisis.”

How many more records will have to be broken before Biden and his allies in Congress wake up and do something? The House passed a deal two months ago to end the crisis, but the Senate and White House have refused to act. https://t.co/WaMBNYb7MB

— Rep. Jerry Carl (@RepJerryCarl) December 31, 2023

U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), who is scheduled to visit the border with Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday, argued that Americans should be deeply concerned about national security because the border is open. .

All Americans should be concerned about the security and sovereignty of this country. And the fact that anyone can easily enter our country through the southern border without testing or inspection should be worrying for each of us.https://t.co/H1mbGIDjKA

— Robert Aderholt (@Robert_Aderholt) January 2, 2024

Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) pointed out that this is a 308% increase in illegal baller traffic since President Biden took office.

About 300,000 immigrants illegally crossed the southern border in December alone, but they were the only ones caught.

This is a 308% increase since President Biden took office, and the crisis continues to worsen each month.https://t.co/w1IROXHeyw

— Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) January 2, 2024

She also called for an end to the “capture and release” of illegal immigrants in the United States.

Catch and release has to stop. https://t.co/hKt6IUUnuh

— Katie Britt (@KatieBrittforAL) January 2, 2024

Since the start of the fiscal year on October 1, there have been more than 785,000 encounters with migrants, another record.

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