U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released its latest report on Tuesday, showing that nearly 1.4 million immigrants will become legal within two years under two controversial Biden-Harris administration programs. The number of illegal immigrants who were allowed to enter the country remained at a low level until September. .
In what is likely to be the last monthly update before Election Day, CBP removed its fiscal year 2024 operational statistics on Tuesday, which includes the September 2024 monthly operational update.
“During fiscal year 2024, CBP significantly increased enforcement efforts and achieved significant reductions in the number of encounters at the Southwest border,” said Troy A. Miller, senior official performing the duties of the Director. Ta. “CBP continues to identify and respond to emerging threats posed by transnational criminal organizations that profit from exploiting vulnerable populations, and is taking unprecedented steps to dismantle and disrupt these operations. We have stepped up our enforcement efforts to further crackdown on illegal opioid smuggling.”Introducing new measures to disrupt the supply chain of deadly drugs, including fentanyl. ”
The report found that thanks to the proclamation President Biden issued on June 5 to secure the southern border, “illegal border crossings have decreased significantly, with encounters between ports of entry along the Southwest border decreasing by 55%. “It has decreased by more than 20%.”
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Migrants wait in line to enter shelters along the southern border. (Christian Torres Chavez/Anadolu Agency, via Getty Images)
CBP also said in the report that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) removed or returned more than 160,000 individuals in more than 145 countries from June 5 to the end of September. The report noted that during the same period, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operated more than 495 international deportation flights.
CBP also promoted CBP One, a government mobile app for migrants seeking asylum at the southern border. The same app has come under scrutiny for not vetting immigrants.
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Signs announcing the CPB One mobile application at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
According to the report, from January 2023 to the end of September 2024, more than 852,000 people successfully made reservations at ports of entry.
The top nationalities for people who processed reservations through the app were Venezuelans, Cubans, Mexicans, and Haitians.
By the end of September 2024, more than 531,000 citizens from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela (CHNV) had arrived legally on commercial flights and been granted parole through this process.
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Border Patrol intercepts a group of migrants at the southern border near Sasabe, Arizona (Justin Hummel/Getty Images)
Specifically, the program has processed over 111,000 Cubans, approximately 214,000 Haitians, over 96,000 Nicaraguans, and approximately 121,000 Venezuelans.
The program was first implemented for Venezuelans in October 2022 and expanded to other nationalities in January 2023. This allows immigrants to use the CBP One app to enter the United States on a two-year parole and receive a work permit if they pass a background check or background check. I have a sponsor. It was part of the Biden-Harris administration’s expansion of “legal channels” to address the border crisis.
The plan has been fiercely opposed by Republicans, some of whom have described the administration as running migrant flights, but under the plan, migrants would have to arrange their own travel. Must be. Republicans argued that the system is an abuse of parole, which is limited to case-by-case parole for urgent humanitarian reasons or vital public interest.
Earlier this month, the Biden-Harris administration announced it would not extend the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants who came to the United States through the CHNV program, which was suspended earlier this year due to revelations of fraud.
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Texas National Guard soldiers watch over 1,000 migrants cross the Rio Grande from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, Dec. 18, 2023. (John Moore/Getty Images)
The White House issued a statement regarding CBP’s latest report.
“Illegal border crossings have decreased by more than 55% since the President announced new executive actions to secure the border on June 4, according to data released today by U.S. Customs and Border Protection,” the White House said. “This is the lowest level in the past four years.” Spokesperson Angelo Fernández Hernández said. “Encounter rates between ports of entry have decreased compared to the last months of the previous administration.”
Hernández continued to defend the statistics while criticizing Republicans.
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“For months, the Biden-Harris administration worked with a bipartisan group of senators to craft a historic bipartisan border security agreement that would add thousands of frontline workers to the border. But Congressional Republicans twice voted against that deal, proving they’re more secure, “more interested in playing cynical politics than securing the border,” he said. . “The Biden-Harris administration has taken effective action, but Republican officials continue to do nothing.”
Fox News’ Adam Shaw and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.
Greg Wenner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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