U.S. Customs and Border Protection recorded 880 illegal migrant deaths last fiscal year under the Biden administration, marking the highest number of deaths since data became available, according to data obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request.
America's southern border continues to be inundated by a massive flow of migrants, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection reporting a whopping 251,487 southwest land border encounters during the month of December 2022.
President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched a new component of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) One app, allowing foreign nationals in Central and Northern Mexico to schedule appointments at the United States-Mexico border for release into the U.S. interior.
Texas Gov. Abbott referred to Biden's plan to end the Trump-era COVID border policy known as Title 42, which was upheld by the Supreme Court, as a "reckless decision."
Biden travels to US-Mexico border to discuss migration, opioid trafficking, and meet with officials, non-profits, and religious groups; later attends North American leaders summit with Mexico and Canada to address immigration.
Migrants arrive in Florida in small boats, with 500 arriving in the Florida Keys in the past several days, leading the local sheriff to declare a "crisis" and criticize the federal response.