The number of Chinese nationals who illegally crossed the southern border in December exceeded the total for all of the previous year, according to federal data updated Friday.
In December alone, there were 5,951 encounters with illegal Chinese immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, more than in 2021 and 2022 combined. according to Submit to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Federal authorities recorded 302,034 encounters at and between ports of entry on both the U.S.-Mexico border in December, a record high for the month. (Related article: 'It's dynamic': ICE director asks Congress to come up with more cash for detention beds that will leave thousands vacant)
U.S. Border Patrol agents watch as migrants from China and Africa exit a bus upon arrival at the San Diego Station in San Diego, California on October 10, 2023. (Photo by Frederick J. Brown/AFP)
“Right now, there's extreme pessimism in China, especially among people in their 20s, about their country's future, and it's understandable that they're trying to leave China and come to the United States. And you know, these They belong to a relatively middle class, and this shows that the problems in Chinese society are serious,” China expert Gordon Chan previously told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“When I first saw the surge in Chinese immigrants, the idea that came to my mind was that they were either members of the Ministry of National Security or the Chinese military, and that they were coming to this country to commit acts of sabotage against the United States. “It just popped into my head,” Chan said. He said.
Illegal immigrant crossings at the U.S.-Canada border are also surging, with more crossings in the past three months than in fiscal years 2021 and 2022 combined, according to federal data. ing.
The Biden administration has streamlined the vetting process for Chinese illegal immigrants, directing officials to ask only five questions about undocumented Chinese immigrants instead of about 40, according to an internal CBP email obtained by DCNF. .
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