By John Roberts , Adam Shaw / title via Instapundit
There were more than 200,000 migrant encounters at the southern border in August, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed on Wednesday, the second month in a row where the number has been over the 200,000 mark as migrants continue to attempt to enter the U.S.
Fox News first reported that there were 208,887 encounters in August. While it marks the first decrease in migrant encounters seen under the Biden administration, where migrant encounters have been sharply rising for months, it is only a 2% drop over the more than 212,000 encounters in July.
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.
In August, 49% of apprehensions were single adults, down 7% from July, and 44% of migrants overall were expelled via Title 42 public health protections put in place under the Trump administration and extended by the Biden administration.
The Biden administration has been expelling single adults and some migrant families under the order, implemented due to COVID-19, but has not been expelling unaccompanied children or migrant families with young children.
There were 18,847 encounters of unaccompanied children in August, down slightly from July, and 86.487 encounters of family units, marking a 4% increase over July. Just 19% of encounters involving family unit individuals resulted in a Title 42 expulsion.
“The men and women at CBP continue to step up to meet the demands of high numbers of encounters at our southern border,” acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said in a statement. “CBP recorded 2 percent fewer encounters in August than July. The vast majority of single adults encountered in August, along with a substantial share of families, continued to be expelled under the CDC’s Title 42 authority.”
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.
The Biden administration has pushed back, blaming the Trump administration for sealing off legal pathways to asylum, while emphasizing the role that root causes — like poverty, violence and corruption in Central America — play in encouraging migrants to travel north.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the administration intended to continue with its border strategy, which he said involves rebuilding “safe, legal and orderly pathways for migrants,” improving processing, and going after smugglers.
“We have a plan, we are executing our plan and that takes time,” he said last month when he announced the July border numbers.
He also told Border agents in audio leaked to Fox News that the situation is “unsustainable.”
Total CBP encounters by FY (from the CBP website)
FY 2017 526,901
FY 2018 683,178
FY 2019 1,148,024
FY 2020 646,822
FY 2021 1,741,956 (as of August)
With September’s numbers, we should sail right past the previous apprehension record of 1.7 million from FY 2000.
You’re doing a bang-up job getting the border sorted out, Kneepads.
This Invasion is being financed and supported by the CFR,DNC,UN,George Soros, and the rest of the Globalists
That’s 1.74 million encounters; that doesn’t count those that snuck in. Someone needs to tell idiot Biden that “the buck stops here” doesn’t refer to influence peddling money taken in. It refers to responsibility and the full responsibility for MILLIONS of illegal immigrants, many infected with COVID, being lured into the country and allowed to steal across the border.
President Trump had the border situation in control. On the other hand, biden has failed miserably and there is no sign that he gives a shit.
Off to the beach for more ice cream. It is said ice cream is a favorite among the most severe sufferers of dementia
tolerating in your face treason always comes at a high cost.
But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.
Contrary to right-wing claims, the reason the crowd is there is because the border ISN’T open. The reason ‘encounters’ are up is because many more are being intercepted. The reason they’re coming isn’t under ANY president’s control. They’re trying to get in because of circumstances elsewhere.
Must be that man made climate change happening in South America
I thought your piece of shit vp was the Norse czar
Climate change and displaced populations are going to amplify every tension and worsen every problem. Pretending it isn’t real only makes it worse. What do you think will happen here when the western U.S. is suddenly out of water?
I have told you, there is no real climate change discussion without addressing the decades long geo-engineering.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/03/asia/china-weather-modification-cloud-seeding-intl-hnk/index.html
So what has happened to 400,000 people who came in July and August? Did they turn around a return from whence they came since the border was closed?
Maybe they were all imaginary, like the 670,000 Americans you claim didn’t die of COVID.
Weak
No, sadly there’s nothing imaginary about idiot Biden’s complete failure.
Your definition of failure is odd. Biden is President. Trump ISN’T. Trump is a LOSER. He lost the election, and he lost 60 some court cases related to the lies he told about it. He didn’t even win in front of republican judges.
“Biden is President. Trump ISN’T.”
Absolutely correct, Comrade. Biden is President and the disaster in Del Rio, Texas is all on Biden.
The dimwitted scum Talibiden is refusing to help the State of Texas with a disaster he created. Not to mention his disaster of murdering an Afghan family of 10 with a drone. But I’m sure you’ll pull an excuse for that out of your ass like you do ever other mistake made by Democrats.
In his first 8 months Biden has had to deal with the evacuation of Afghanistan, a COVID pandemic, millions on the verge of foreclosure or eviction, hurricanes, massive wildfires, continuing waves of undocumented immigrants, inflation, and a worse-than-useless, opportunistic GOP led by a mentally unbalanced conman who has convinced a third of the nation that he’s the embodiment of Truth, Justice, and The American Way, probably ought to be proclaimed President for Life, and would do anything in his power to make that happen, no matter what the consequences might be.
I would wish it all on Trump, except for the fact that it would be the end of American democracy and in all probability of the Union itself.
Idiot Biden was handed vaccines to control the virus, a solid economy that just needed to be opened up, energy independence, a secure border with agreements in place to keep it secure and a plan to leave Afghanistan that would have provided at least short term security for the Afghan people.
Idiot Biden f**ked every bit of that up totally.
The definition of failure is the same as it has always been. Soon, when one searches “failure”, idiot Biden will come up and a catalog of his self-imposed disasters will be listed.
Trump had the nation strong and growing. Idiot Biden is nothing but ruin.
Trump cost the GOP the House, the Senate, and the White House.
“Trump cost the GOP the House, the Senate, and the White House.”
As did Clinton and Obama cost the Dems the House in 1994 and 2010 only by greater numbers than in 2018. But then, with your anal cranial disorder, that would never enter your mindless skull.
Fraud did. Fraud. Fraud cost the Republicans the presidency and the two Georgia seats. Probably more.
But, recall, the failure Democrats lost seats in the House.
Trump is the guy who lost the GOP the presidency, the House, and the Senate. So they made him party leader and proclaimed Joe Biden a failure.
Biden is not a failure by proclamation, he’s a failure by his own actions. Everything that has happened since January 20, 2021 is on Joe the Dimwit’s head. It is Biden’s administration who bragged on killing a terrorist with a drone only for us to be told today that “Oops, it was an aid worker and seven children. Our bad.”
You must be so proud of talibiden who now orders the killing of children.
You’re consistently wrong about everything, but that goes with the silly red had.
Wrong, Comrade Greggie? No, I’m not wrong but NBC was. First,
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-retaliates-against-isis-drone-strike-afghanistan-n1277844
But then today:
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/u-s-drone-strike-kabul-mistakenly-killed-civilians-not-terrorists-n1279476
Your lies are failing, jerkweed. When even the NYSlimes longer lies for Talibiden, you are sinking to the bottom of the pit.
The American people were cheated out of a great and successful leader and have the most incompetent, corrupt idiot foisted upon them and the disastrous results were predicted.
Your cult leader lost by 7 million votes. Stop whining.
Seriously. Impeached twice, and rejected by a 7-million vote margin… Losers come no bigger.
The 7 million margin went the other way. Idiot Biden lost in a landslide and it took massive fraud to drag is sorry, worthless, groping, raping, corrupt, lying ass (and all the failure) across the finish line. Georgia and Arizona have be proved. More states to follow.
Unconstitutional use of impeachment is now the legacy of the decadent Democrat party. Their lust for a totalitarian police state is barely hidden. Certainly not anything to be proud of and brag about. But, what else does a liberal have?
What absolutely stupid “logic”. Is that the best you can come up with?
If it’s happening on our side of the border, it’s FAILURE, and that moron put in power through fraud, the idiot Biden, is totally responsible.
You speak intellectually but your stupidity is projected in your belief ANYONE can be swayed with such weak bullshit.
Because you are poorly informed, Haiti is an island that is to the east of Cuba.
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Dude not why they are here but how did so many even get here. Swim?
Maybe we just bus them to Hillary’s mansion so she can explain where the Billions in earth quake donations were flushed.
Fears Grow of Riot or Stampede at Border Detention Camp in Del Rio, Texas as Thousands of Migrants Cross Rio Grande Daily; Democrat Mayor Begs Biden for Help
Donald Trump is a cancerous tumor that has killed the soul of the Republican Party, and will kill America if not eradicated.
Republican Rep. Anthony Gonzalez will not run for reelection; cites ‘toxic dynamics inside party’:
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-rep-anthony-gonzalez-will-not-run-for-reelection-cites-toxic-dynamics-inside-party
gonzales is a dirtbag
Anybody who doesn’t kiss Trump’s excessively HUGE, gold plated posterior is a dirtbag, right?
Nobody sucks ass like Obama worshipers suck Obama’s ass. Idiot Biden only gets a puppet’s respect.
I know no one wants to think of idiot Biden as “*president”, but why do I have to keep reminding you Trump isn’t in charge now? All the disasters are idiot Biden’s handiwork
If he’d go the hell away, I’d happily never mention his name or think of him again.
@Greggie, If he’d go the hell away, I’d happily never mention his name or think of him again.He lives rent free in your head. We have an invasion force at the southern border where is the HO? Wasnt she suppose to be in charge of that issue?
That will be the final destination of the entire decadent Democrat socialist party.
Texas Governor Deploys National Guard After Biden ‘Abandons’ Border
Charging the Biden administration has abandoned the border amid an illegal-immigration crisis, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced he is using state resources to close ports of entry, including the National Guard.
Separately, Texas officials on Thursday awarded a contract to oversee construction of a barrier along the Texas-Mexico border.
The governor noted in a statement Thursday the Biden administration reversed a decision to shut down the borders after a massive influx of migrants, now totaling more than 11,000, arrived at the Texas border.
“Six hours after U.S. Customs and Border Protection requested help from Texas to close ports of entry and secure the border, the Biden Administration has now flip-flopped to a different strategy that abandons border security and instead makes it easier for people to cross illegally and for cartels to exploit the border,” the governor said.
BIDENVILLE SLUM: Illegal Aliens Now Bathing in River, Washing Clothes as Numbers Swell to 14,000 from 4,000 on Wednesday
Sept 18, 2021 – Biden Administration Plans Mass Deportation Of Haitian Migrants In Del Rio, Texas
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/18/1038591661/biden-administration-plans-mass-deportation-of-haitian-migrants-in-del-rio-texas
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The Department of Homeland Security will begin deporting planes full of Haitian migrants as soon as Sunday to discourage more border-crossers from streaming into a camp in South Texas.
The plan, outlined by the Department of Homeland Security, is meant to relieve the overflow at the South Texas border town of Del Rio and deter more Haitians from trying to come to the United States illegally.
Human rights groups and some Democratic lawmakers opposed the plan.
The administration said it will “accelerate the pace and increase the capacity” of deportations to Haiti as well as other countries in the next 72 hours. The plan does not detail the number of people on each plane or how migrants will be processed before being placed on a flight. The administration did note that families with children will be subject to expulsion, a point that had been contested in court earlier this week…
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Why are they here to be deported in the first place?
The biden regime is frantically trying to elimate the optics of bidenville, America’s newest homeless slum.
Maybe Congress could authorize a post office there. It is something Congress happens to do well.
The EPA should check what they’re doing to that river.
Pretty racist, but then again, that’s Racist Joe Biden for you.
No one questions why this impostor and his admin traffic certain illegals into our country, but then suddenly push out others?
Democrats don’t look to hard at things, of course. They just need to maintain their dissolving world-view.
Trump handled our border well. He’ll be doing again in the coming years.
Democratic Del Rio Mayor Slams Biden, Harris Over Border Crisis: ‘Why Aren’t You Here?’
Biden talks a lot about doing this or that but then accomplishes the opposite.
Nope, google this title to read the article:
“Biden Is Busing Haitian Immigrants from the Much-Watched Del Rio Bridge to Other Border Points, Which Are Not Being Filmed — And Then Releasing Them to Disappear Into America”
Contrary to right-wing claims, the reason the crowd is there is because the border ISN’T open.
Greg
2 days ago
Yeah, that is some kind of logic, huh? “The reason there are over a million illegal immigrants spreading COVID across our country right now is because they aren’t.”
Biden Administration Allows Border Invasion to Continue – Massive Crisis Overwhelms Del Rio Border Sector in Texas
Here is a message from the border czar…
and then this:
Biden Administration Requires all Foreign Travelers Entering U.S. to be Vaccinated, Except Illegal Border Crossers Who are Exempt From U.S. Rules and Laws
White House: Migrants don’t need travelers’ vaccine proof because ‘they’re not intending to stay’
When I go to an restaurant and a lot of other places I’m not intending to stay either.
When I go to a restaurant I don’t plan on staying long, either, so why would masks and vaccinations be required?
Stupid lying bitch.
Maybe they have asked about the crisis in Haiti rather than trying to bait him into provide right-wing sound bytes.
After all, he was meeting with the UN Secretary-General, and the border situation is a RESULT of the crisis in Haiti.
You really don’t care about underlying causes. That would require thinking.
https://generaldispatch.whatfinger.com/its-mogadishu-on-the-border/
Catch and release: Biden makes mockery of his pledge to send home Haitian migrants by RELEASING thousands into America with just 1,000 deported since Sunday. So why should they stop coming?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10011617/Options-shrink-Haitian-migrants-straddling-Texas-border.html
Sept 24, 2021 – Del Rio camp cleared as last remaining migrants depart
After several days of living in squalid conditions under the Del Rio International Bridge, the last remaining migrants departed a makeshift camp there just before noon local time on Friday.
A CNN team captured images under the bridge of the final two buses as they departed for US Customs and Border Protection processing centers.
A surge of migrants — many of them Haitian — had converged on the temporary site at the bridge, the result of word-of-mouth or social media posts saying that the border at Del Rio was open, US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz previously said. At times the number topped 14,000.
Chaotic scenes at the bridge, including law enforcement on horseback using aggressive tactics against migrants, had sparked anger from both local and federal officials.
Earlier Friday morning, Bruno Lozano, the mayor of Del Rio, Texas, had told CNN just 144 migrants remained, waiting to be processed by US immigration authorities.
US Customs and Border Protection facilities along the US-Mexico border are at capacity or over capacity as officials try to process migrants moved from Del Rio in addition to the usual flow, a Department of Homeland Security official told CNN.
Some of those processed at these facilities will be released on a case-by-case basis — for example, based on a determination of vulnerability — while the majority is likely to be expelled, the official said…
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/24/us/del-rio-texas-border-camp-cleared/index.html
Super Spreader Event: DHS Secretary Mayorkas Admits the 15,000 Haitian Migrants in Del Rio Were Not Tested for COVID Before They Were Dispersed Across the Country
This demonstrates biden does not care about the health safety for Americans
I’m old enough to remember when Biden said this…
2007. Joe Biden – “No great country can say it is secure without being able to control its borders.”
This is rich. camel-la the hyena, thinks border patrol on horseback is a terrible thing. Who is responsible for these people living in squalor in bidenville TX?
Never mind that biden, the jackel, is encouraging these people to abandon all of their possessions in order to make the trip to our border. Once here, they are on their own. Where have they gone?
biden successfully removed the optics of bidenville but, what has happened to these illegal aliens? Where are they?
Horowitz: The government’s mass migration from disease-ridden countries during a pandemic is quite revealing
Shock Report: Feckless biden Admin Prepares for Up to 400,000 Migrant Surge in October
Welcome To Bidenland – Where The Cartels Are Not In Control Of Our Southern Border
Fox News, the only news organization covering the disaster at the border, had a report this morning where their reporter questioned an illegal immigrant caught on a rancher’s property by Texas DPS. He gave a sob story about wanting to find his wife and child and was deported under Trump for not having a drivers license. When checked out, he was deported for domestic abuse and the “wife” he was looking for was just one of his wives. His running buddy caught with him was deported 5 times, lastly for drugs.
These are violent criminals roaming across rancher’s land creating a threat to their safety. But, of course, idiot Biden, slut Kamala nor any of the Democrat apparatus (which includes the media) don’t care about citizens because citizens reject their agenda of stupidity.
OAN and RAN are covering and have been covering the border as well or better than fox
I tend to distance myself from fox. That November thingy with calling the election and all…
Point being the leftist media will NOT cover it. Thus, the stupidity of the left.
Oops
RAV
Real America’s Voice
More blood on bidens hands, harris too
55 Dead, More Than 100 Injured After Truck Smuggling Migrants Headed to US Crashes Into Bridge, Flips Over
Joe Biden’s open borders policies are deadly.
55 people died and more than 100 are injured after a tractor-trailer smuggling migrants from Guatemala, Ecuador, Dominican Republic and Honduras crashed into a bridge and flipped over on Thursday.
Is this what idiot biden means when he says build back better?
I refuse to feel bad for illegals.
But hey, if it keeps them out of the country, by all means, more cow bell…
Hell, all they need are their names. They can still vote for Democrats.