Over 164,000 migrants were encountered trying to illegally cross the southern border in October 2022, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The 164,303 encounters are the highest October total on record, and amount to almost as much as October 2021, 2020, and 2019 combined.
During fiscal year 2021, which began in October 2020 and ended in September of this year, CBP detained more than 1.7 million migrants — the second-highest annual total ever recorded.
The data comes the month after reports that the Biden administration had been releasing massive numbers of illegal immigrants into the United States “with little to no supervision.”
“At least 160,000 illegal immigrants have been released into the U.S., often with little to no supervision, by the Biden administration since March – including a broad use of limited parole authorities to make more than 30,000 eligible for work permits since August,” Fox News reported. “The documents give a partial snapshot into how the Biden administration has been releasing enormous numbers of migrants into the U.S., often with little to no oversight, supervision or immediate risk of deportation.”
NEW/THREAD: According to Border Patrol documents provided by a source, the federal gov has released over 70,000 illegal immigrants into the U.S. since August 6, including 31,977 released via parole (temp legal status, eligible for work permits).
94,570 released via NTR since 3/20 pic.twitter.com/ag5OMsYw27— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) October 13, 2021
“Since March 20, at least 94,570 illegal immigrants have been released into the U.S. with Notices to Report. Those who receive such a notice are only required to check in with an ICE office when they get to their final destination – which could be anywhere across the country. Those who check in are not deported or detained as their immigration proceedings move forward,” Fox News added. “Meanwhile, since Aug 6th, the administration has released roughly 32,000 immigrants into the U.S. via parole – which gives migrants a form of legal status and the ability to apply for work permits.”
