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Preliminary figures from the Border Patrol indicate that during August nearly 180,000 immigrants were detained whose objective was to enter US territory through Mexico.
Far from being solved, The long-standing problem of the arrival of undocumented immigrants seems to have worsened under the Joe Biden administration, well Over the past two and a half years, there have been record levels of immigration apprehensions, with up to 2.2 million throughout fiscal year 2022.
However, this figure could be exceeded at the end of the current year, since a report from the television network CBS News Based on federal figures, it indicates that, From September 1 to 20, nearly 140 thousand people were detained, which without authorized documentation crossed the southern border.
In a broken down manner, This would represent an average of 6,900 illegals arrested daily, but A Border Patrol report cited by CBS indicates that On Wednesday of this week, 9,000 people were detained entering the country from different points bordering Mexico.
Another representative fact of the migratory phenomenon is that, In the months of May and December of last year, more than 220 thousand illegal immigrants were arrested.
It should be noted that, in June of this year, after the launch of legal migration programs, including the application-driven process, the arrival of immigrants seemed to give the Border Patrol a respite, as illegal crossings fell below 100 thousand. However, the following month the figure rose again to 33%.
And it is that, Unlike other years, when the vast majority of migration came from Central America, it now comes from South America.
In fact, In August, more than 80 thousand people crossed the Darién Gap in Panama to continue their journey until they reached the border between Mexico and the United States.
Among the new immigrants, the presence of Venezuelans, Haitians and even Africans stands out.
In this regard, some state governments led by Texas have tried to reinforce their points bordering Mexico through the support of elements of the National Guard, an insufficient strategy so far.
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