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Border Patrol agents along just one stretch of the southern border encounter about 1,500 illegal immigrants daily, and controversy persists over the transfer of some of these numbers to liberal areas of the United States. increase.
Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that agents “recently” see about 1,500 encounters daily, many of them from Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba.
This is part of the trend we see across borders. In August he had over 203,000 expat encounters, of which over 157,000 were unique encounters. Data released this week showed that unique encounters with immigrants from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua increased by 175% over the past year.
Agents conducted numerous rescues in the sector, including 13 migrants trapped in trucks without oxygen. Arrested two individuals, destroyed caches, and made multiple rescues.
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Chief Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez indicated that the event demonstrated “how complex the border environment has become and the determination of border patrol agents to adjust operations as necessary to address any situation at the border.” I got
Fox News reported last week that hundreds of migrants were gathering under a bridge in El Paso, overwhelming local facilities and forcing CBP to release migrants near shelters and bus stations.
1,500 encounters per day is more than Republican governors send to liberal jurisdictions across the country. Texas has bussed immigrants to New York City, Chicago, and Washington, DC. These are all self-proclaimed “sanctuary cities.”
So far, Governor Greg Abbott has sent 8,100 immigrants to DC since April, 2,700 immigrants to New York City since the beginning of August, and less than 800 immigrants to Chicago since the end of August. rice field. Meanwhile, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis drew fury from Democrats earlier this month when he flew 50 immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard, accusing the White House of treating immigrants like “personal property.” Democrats accuse Republicans of misleading immigrants and using them as political props, an accusation the governor denies.
Liberal cities say their system is outnumbered and are seeking federal help, decrying what they say is a brutal move by Republican governors. He said he is calling for more attention to the situation in bordering cities and states, focusing on demographic disparities.
In a recent op-ed, Abbott wrote, “Flooded border towns in Texas are now receiving some relief, and importantly, the scale of this ongoing crisis will ultimately lead to the national crisis it deserves.” “Americans are now witnessing an astonishing national security failure that the president continues to ignore.”
Border Patrol agents rescue 13 illegal immigrants trapped in U-Haul truck without oxygen
The city of El Paso is also turning to immigrant bus transportation as it faces overwhelming numbers, with the mayor sending immigrant buses to New York City and Chicago. So far, since the end of August, we have bused more than 2,500 immigrants to New York City and about 150 immigrants to Chicago.
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The city’s Democratic mayor said many of the immigrants were from Venezuela and had no sponsors in the United States who could help them.
Mayor Oskar Lieser told ABC’s “This Week” that “right now, about 50% of people don’t have a sponsor and they don’t have money. So we’re trying to help them get where they want to go.” We are supporting and working on it,” he said. .”
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Asked why Leeser doesn’t see the same criticism facing Republican governors, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said it was partly due to communication.
“When we reached out to the mayor of El Paso, he was willing to sit down, share his concerns with ours, and come up with humane ways to reconcile,” he told This Week’s Reporter. “And it’s clear that we can’t handle all the immigrants for the mayor of El Paso. But we’ve been able to communicate with them. We’ve been able to communicate with them, and that’s what Governor Abbott’s team does.” We spoke to them and they said they were going to let us know he didn’t.”
Fox News’ Bill Melugin contributed to this report.