Record Set For Southern Border Encounters In One Month As Nearly 250,000 Cross Into U.S.

Nearly a quarter of a million total encounters were reported on the southern border in November, breaking the record for the month amid an ongoing illegal immigration crisis.

A full 242,418 enforcement encounters were reported on the southern border in November of fiscal year (FY) 2024 while a total of 308,728 encounters were reported by Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) nationwide during the month.

The record-breaking figure was released just two days before Christmas Eve, prompting outrage from Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Mark Green, who says the Biden administration is working to hide the spike in border brossings.

“By strategically holding the release of these numbers until the Friday before Christmas, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is unabashedly showing the full measure of his duplicity,” Green said, blasting the timing of the release of the newest figures. “These numbers are so bad, he wants as few Americans to see them as possible.”