Situation ‘Out of Control’: More Than 200,000 Illegal Immigrants Apprehended Last Month

The crisis at the southern border continued into August as border patrol agents stopped 208,887 illegal immigrants. That total is just five thousand fewer than July, which saw the highest number of arrests in 21 years. So far in fiscal year 2021, border patrol has apprehended more than 1.5 million illegal immigrants at the southern border. 

Fox News: Additionally, the 208,887 number for August represents a 317% increase over last August 2020 which saw 50,014 encounters — and a 233% increase over August 2019, where there were 62,707 amid that year’s border crisis.

The situation at the border remains “out of control” according to reporting from Fox News. Drone footage from Del Rio, Texas shows nearly 10,000 migrants waiting under a bridge to be processed, overwhelming immigration officials and humanitarian agencies.

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Republicans blasted the Biden-Harris administration, blaming their immigration policies for fueling the surge.

Fox News: The Biden administration has faced fierce criticism for its handling of the crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border, which Republican critics have blamed on the dramatic rollback of Trump-era policies like border wall construction and the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). It has also narrowed interior Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) priorities and pushed hard for legalization of illegal immigrants already in the country. It has also been releasing migrants into the interior, processing UACs to sponsors already in the country and releasing migrant families — angering Republican governors and other lawmakers.

Bottom Line: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ incompetent management of the self-created border crisis threatens the health and security of American families.