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New fiscal year begins with lowest border apprehensions in US history
Illegal border apprehensions dropped to 60,940 in October and November, the lowest two-month total recorded, attributed to enhanced enforcement and deterrence, CBP data shows.
- At the start of the fiscal year, CBP recorded 30,573 apprehensions and, with November, totaled 60,940, the lowest first-two-month total on record.
- Retired San Diego Chief Border Patrol Agent Aaron Heitke testified agents were pulled from the field to process large groups, with 80% to 90% sometimes removed from southwest border patrols.
- Historic figures indicate average apprehensions along the southwest border totaled 245 per day, which is lower than the 84,293 recorded in fiscal 2012, the next-lowest start to a fiscal year.
- CBP officials said the numbers reflect agents' efforts and noted many encountered have criminal records, while apprehensions averaged less than 10,000 a month under President Donald Trump.
- The data exclude gotaways, CBP's term for foreign nationals who evade capture; The Center Square obtained records showing more than two million gotaways and warned the total is likely higher.
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New fiscal year begins with lowest border apprehensions in US history
(The Center Square) – Illegal border crossings continued a downward historic trajectory in October and November, representing the lowest numbers ever reported at the beginning of a fiscal year in recorded U.S. history. The fiscal year goes from Oct. 1…
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