Migrant apprehensions along the Florida coastline during the first four months of Fiscal Year 23 exceeded the count for the entire Fiscal Year 22. Agents in the Miami Sector apprehended 4,681 migrants since October 1, 2022.
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."
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.
The Biden administration is set to allow nearly 65,000 H-2B foreign visa workers to take on nonagricultural jobs in the United States over the next nine months.
