Border Apprehensions Rise Despite Historic Lows in Migrant Encounters
Recent data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) indicates a notable increase in apprehensions at the Southwest border, with numbers rising approximately 25% from February to March. This uptick occurs even as overall migrant encounters continue to remain at historically low levels.
The latest statistics reveal 8,268 apprehensions in March along the U.S.-Mexico border, compared to 6,598 in February. This figure is around 1,000 more than what was recorded in March of the previous year. However, it remains significantly lower than the peaks observed in past years, where monthly apprehensions soared well over 100,000.
Apprehension numbers on the Southwest border saw a dramatic decline during the last months of the Biden administration. Notably, in the Tucson sector, there were about 400 more apprehensions in March than in February. According to CBP reports, this sector recorded the second highest number of apprehensions in March, following the Rio Grande Valley sector.
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