U.S. officials at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are preparing for a “significantly larger” number of illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border this Spring, with projections running as high as 9,000 arrests per day.
“The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden grappled with a record-breaking 1.7 million border arrests last fiscal year, which ended on Sept. 30. In July 2021 – the peak of last year’s rise – daily migrant arrests averaged about 6,500, according to government statistics,” Reuters reported. “The nearly unprecedented number of arrests, which…
