Monthly encounters with illegal immigrants at the southern border have hit a new all-time high, according to a new report.
Fox News reported on Friday that encounters at the southern border in December hit 276,000, the highest ever on record, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sources. The previous monthly high, set in September 2023, was 269,735. The all-time December record came just one month after the highest November on record, with nearly 250,000 border encounters.
“We are now at over 760,000 migrant encounters since October 1st, making the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 also the highest ever recorded. That’s a population size bigger than Seattle in just three months,” reporter Bill Melugin posted on X. “All records being blown out of the water under the Biden admin as the crisis gets worse — not better.”
The release of the numbers prompted criticism from conservatives, who pointed out that December was supposed to see fewer encounters.