In fiscal year 2023, US border authorities recorded over 3.2 million interactions with migrants, surpassing previous years’ totals. These encounters have risen from 2.7 million in 2022 and 1.9 million in 2021, highlighting an escalating trend in irregular migration. The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) noted that most individuals met at the southwest border […]
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