Illegal border crossings rose to highest level of Biden’s presidency in December

Illegal border crossings during the month of December reached their highest level of the Biden administration, topping 250,000 in the last month of 2022 ahead of President Biden announcing tougher border enforcement policies.

Data released from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday revealed that officials had 251,487 encounters on the southwestern border of the United States during December, a 7 percent increase from the previous month. That total includes 216,162 unique encounters from different people, which is 11 percent higher than in November.

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Article URL : https://thehill.com/latino/3823131-illegal-border-crossings-rose-to-highest-level-of-bidens-presidency-in-december/