Southern border migrant surge: December encounters reach most …
Dec 30, 2023 · Border authorities encountered more than 225,000 migrants along the US-Mexico border this month, marking the highest monthly total recorded since 2000, according to preliminary Homeland...
The U.S.-Mexico Border: How Americans View the Situation, Its …
Feb 15, 2024 · The growing number of migrants seeking entry into the United States at its border with Mexico has strained government resources, divided Congress and emerged as a contentious issue in the 2024 presidential campaign.
What’s happening at the U.S.-Mexico border in 7 charts
Nov 9, 2021 · Mexico was the single most common origin country for migrants encountered at the border in fiscal 2021. The Border Patrol reported 608,037 encounters with Mexican nationals last year, accounting for 37% of the total.
Why Six Countries Account for Most Migrants at the U.S.-Mexico Border
Jul 9, 2024 · In the first five months of the year, CBP agents encountered more than nine hundred thousand migrants and asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border. The majority hailed from just six countries:...
About 1,500 migrants form a new caravan in Mexico. Here’s what …
1 day ago · TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — About 1,500 migrants formed a new caravan Wednesday in southern Mexico, hoping to walk or catch rides to the U.S. border. The migrants are mainly from Central and South America.
Sharp fall in migrant encounters at US-Mexico border in 2024
Oct 1, 2024 · The Border Patrol recorded 58,038 encounters with migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in August, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of the latest available government statistics. That was a 77% decline from 249,741 encounters in December 2023, the most ever recorded in a single month.
Migrant crossings plunge at US-Mexico border - why it may not last - BBC
May 16, 2024 · Migrant detentions at the US-Mexico border have fallen dramatically in recent months, as a Mexican crackdown stops tens of thousands getting anywhere near a crossing point. Experts however...
Mexico is stopping nearly three times as many migrants now, …
May 15, 2024 · Many migrants are stopped by Mexican officials at the Guatemala-Mexico border and promptly returned to Guatemala, immigration advocates told NBC News. Many others are being stopped in northern...
Breaking Down the Immigration Figures - FactCheck.org
Feb 27, 2024 · The DHS data show 6.5 million encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border in that time frame, a figure that includes both the 5.8 million apprehensions between legal ports of entry – the number ...
Migrants at the U.S. southern border show up in historic numbers ... - NPR
Nov 12, 2023 · Migrants with CBP One asylum appointments at the Chaparral pedestrian border in Tijuana, Mexico cross into the U.S. on Thursday. Republicans have said it's because of the Biden administration's...