“US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics today for January 2024. Migrant encounters along the southwest border were significantly lower than experienced in December. CBP monthly reporting can be viewed on CBP’s Stats and Summaries webpage.”
“‘As a result of seasonal trends, as well as enhanced enforcement efforts by the men and women of CBP and our international partners, southwest border encounters between ports of entry dropped by 50 percent in January. We continue to experience serious challenges along our border which surpass the capacity of the immigration system,’ said Troy A Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner. ‘CBP remains on the frontline in preventing fentanyl and other dangerous drugs from entering our country, enforcing our nation’s laws and interdicting 34 percent more fentanyl and 68 percent more cocaine than the previous month,'” says a statement from US Customs and Border Patrol, which further down specifies the number encountered was 124,220.
Wonder how long it’ll take for Trump to explain it by saying the migrants think he’s going to be reelected and they don’t want to come claim asylum only to be deported in a sweep next year.