In spite of DHS claims that illegal crossings have fallen drastically since expiration of Title 42, illlegal encounters in the RGV of Texas just this past weekend show otherwise. Unofficial estimates have legal migrants seeking asylum cross at a rate around 1000/day in addition to the illegal encounters below. KRGVTV screen shot 7 Aug 2023:
Arizona has now outpaced the RGV in illegal crossings.
Over 1,300 migrants cross the border into Arizona daily, despite record heat
Migrants in cages are back under Biden ......amid border surge. This time, in the sweltering Arizona heat.
Crossings along U.S.-Mexico border jump.....as migrants defy extreme heat and asylum restrictions
Quote:In recent days, Border Patrol agents in the Tucson sector, which covers most of Arizona's border with Mexico and parts of the Sonoran Desert, have seen the number of migrants arriving daily soar to as many as 1,900, an increase of 134% from an average of 812 in June, according to unpublished agency figures.
