Nearly 5 Million Immigrants Crossed Border During Biden Administration: Report
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Approximately 5 million people from over 150 countries have entered the U.S. illegally during Joe Biden's presidency, according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol data.
The 5 million figure includes 3.4 million people who were apprehended at the southern border and at least 900,000 "gotaways," a term used to describe people who evaded law enforcement and didn't make asylum or immigration claims. The CBP had less than 200,000 encounters along the Southwest border in July, which marks the second month in a row of decreased encounters. So far in fiscal year 2022, which ends on Sept. 30, CBP has apprehended more migrants than in all of fiscal year 2022.
The report was predominantly covered by right-and center-rated outlets. Some reports highlighted how the 5 million figure is greater than the individual populations of 25 states.
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From the Right
Nearly 5 Million Illegal Immigrants Crossed Border During Biden AdministrationA whopping 4.9 million illegal immigrants have crossed our border since Biden has taken office, a report from the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) found.
The president of FAIR Dan Stein discussed the report, stating that “Roughly the equivalent of the entire population of Ireland has illegally entered the United States in the 18 months President Biden has been in office, with many being released into American communities.”
He continued, saying “In that time, the Biden administration has blamed an unprecedented surge of illegal immigration on all sorts of external factors,...
From the Center
Nearly 5 million foreign nationals have entered the U.S. illegally since Biden took officeSince President Joe Biden took office and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas altered federal immigration policies, roughly 5 million people from over 150 countries have entered the U.S. illegally, according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol data and border agents who provide "gotaway" numbers to The Center Square.
"Gotaways" is the term CBP uses for those who’ve intentionally entered the U.S. illegally and evaded law enforcement who haven’t made asylum or immigration claims. While CBP collects "gotaway" data, it does not report that information publicly. The Center Square...
From the Left
July border arrests decrease but expected to total a record 2 million by next monthCustoms and Border Protection encounters for the month of July dipped below 200,000 for the first time in months, according to statistics released this week, as the Biden administration closes in on 2 million apprehensions by CBP by the end of next month.
In total there were 199,976 encounters, with 166,792 unique encounters and 22% of all encounters in July were from repeat offenders, CPB said Monday.
In about 37% of encounters, migrants were processed and extricated under Title 42 authority, which is still in place as the legal battle...
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