Headline Roundup • December 20th, 2023
CBP Encountered 14,509 Migrants in One Day, Breaking Record
Summary from the AllSides News Team
On Monday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) encountered the highest number of immigrants in a single day at the U.S.-Mexico border, surpassing all other previous records set over the past three years under the Biden Administration.
Key Details: CBP data shows that federal law enforcement officials encountered 14,509 immigrants at the southern border on Monday. Most migrants were walking around the port of entry and crossing into the U.S. illegally.
Key Quote: House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) reacted on Twitter: "Another Record: Over 14,500 illegal immigrants have been encountered while entering our country. This has been the single worst 24 hours for our Southwest border in our nation’s history."
For Context: Existing border patrol stations in Eagle Pass, Texas, are too small to accommodate more than several hundred migrants, so many are being processed at a large tent facility outside town. The facility can hold up to 1,000 migrants but is now over its legal limit with 3,000 at the site.
How the Media Covered it: Many right- and center-rated sources covered the news prominently, and right-rated outlets often framed the Biden administration's handling of the border crisis negatively. Conversely, few left-rated outlets covered the record at all.
Why the Difference? People on the right are generally more concerned about illegal immigration and its effects than people on the left are.
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When it comes to the US-Mexico border, there’s often so much noise that it’s hard to hear — and see — what’s really going on.
I’ve covered immigration for more than a decade, through three different presidential administrations and through many different moments when people on all sides of the issue have warned of crisis conditions and authorities have appeared overwhelmed.
That’s happening once again. But a few different factors make this moment feel different. The situation is intensifying on several fronts that could have significant consequences both in everyday people’s lives and on...
U.S. border officials encountered the highest number of illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday than any day, upending all other records that the Biden administration has set over the past three years.
The Washington Examiner obtained internal U.S. Customs and Border Protection data Tuesday that revealed 14,509 immigrants were encountered by federal law enforcement at the southern border on Monday. The large majority of encounters were of immigrants who walked around the port of entry and crossed into the country illegally, while a small percentage tried to enter at the port of entry but were denied admission.
The...
Over 12,500 people were encountered Monday at the southern border — the highest number of encounters on record for a single day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection sources told NewsNation.
This comes as Eagle Pass, Texas saw record-breaking levels of illegal crossings — more than 4,000 in one day. That flow of people did not stop Tuesday — in the morning, there were more than 3,000 waiting along the border to be processed.
Surges in migration aren’t limited to Texas. NewsNation partner Border Report writes more than 90,000 asylum seekers have entered the U.S....
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