Record 2.4 million migrants illegally crossed border in 2022
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(JUST THE NEWS) – Southwest border encounters reached a record of nearly 2.4 million for fiscal year 2022, according to new Customs and Border Protection data released late Friday.
In September, the number of migrant encounters at the border was 227,547, which represents a 12% increase over August.
"Of those, 19% involved individuals who had at least one prior encounter in the previous 12 months, compared to an average one-year re-encounter rate of 14% for FY2014-2019," according to CBP's monthly operational update for September.
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