Civic Register
| 6.11.21
Southern Border Apprehensions Remained at Historic Levels in May - Are You Concerned About Border Security?
Are you concerned about border security and rising numbers of illegal crossings?
What’s the story?
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Wednesday released its operational statistics for the month of May and revealed that it was the third straight month in which apprehensions of people attempting to enter the country illegally continued at the highest level in over two decades.
- CBP apprehended 180,034 unauthorized immigrants at the Southern border in May, an increase from 178,854 in April and 173,337 in March.
- The number of unaccompanied minors apprehended by CBP declined to 14,144 in May after an all-time high of 18,890 in March and 17,171 in April, which had the second-largest number of unaccompanied minor apprehensions in a month all-time. The number of unaccompanied minors apprehended in May 2021 ranks third all-time.
- The CBP chart below compares the total number of monthly border apprehensions from the last three fiscal years to the current year, which has been higher than the preceding years in each of the eight months of the fiscal year to date (FY21 runs from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021):
- The CBP release notes that because of pandemic-related expedited expulsion procedures there were a higher than normal number of cases in which an individual person was apprehended more than once while trying to enter the country illegally. In May, 38% of apprehensions were individuals who had at least one prior encounter with CBP in the past 12 months, compared to an average one-year re-encounter rate of 15% from FY2014-2019.
RELATED READING
- Border Apprehensions Continued at Historic Pace in April (5/13/21)
- CBP Projects Record Number of Unaccompanied Minors to be Apprehended Crossing the Border in Fiscal Year 2021 (4/2/21)
- Southwest Border Apprehensions Approaching Record Levels Amid Migration Surge (3/19/21)
— Eric Revell
(Photo Credit: Kris Grogan, CBP Office of Public Affairs - Customs and Border Protection via Flickr / Public Domain)
The Latest
-
The Long Arc: Taking Action in Times of Change“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.” Martin Luther King Jr. Today in read more... Advocacy
-
Thousands Displaced as Climate Change Fuels Wildfire Catastrophe in Los AngelesIt's been a week of unprecedented destruction in Los Angeles. So far the Palisades, Eaton and other fires have burned 35,000 read more... Environment
-
Puberty, Privacy, and PolicyOn December 11, the Montana Supreme Court temporarily blocked SB99 , a law that sought to ban gender-affirming care for read more... Families
-
Women Are Shaping This Election — Why Is the Media Missing It?As we reflect on the media coverage of this election season, it’s clear that mainstream outlets have zeroed in on the usual read more... Elections
my only concerns about illegal border crossings are the children, and if we are taking care of them PROPERLY, not like that last asshole did. ALSO, TAKE THE FUCKING FENCE DOWN. See, it has made no difference in the number of people crossing, but has destroyed our public lands.
To NOT be concerned is both ignorant and pathetically partisan. See - exhibit A: Kamala Harris.
This shouldn't even be a question! OF COURSE we should protect our borders. Immigrants need to come into our country through legal means. They should go through all the protective measures in place to protect American citizens.
We need to not put children in over crowded “interment” facilities & ABOLISH ICE
This is a disaster for America!! When interviewing people coming across the Border for weeks, Sara A. Carter(.com) discovered people coming from 146 different countries. She's talked to Border Patrol agents who said they are so busy with migrants there is no interdiction of drugs and that should scare anyone. The drugs are NOT marijuana but fentanyl and meth that no law enforcement agency will say are being brought to every city and county in America! Biden's policies are making the Cartel's rich beyond belief. It is allowing the cartel's to then put migrants into servitude to them.
We need to close the border too many are coming across!
Absolutely.....concerned...Biden created this crisis....THANKS BIDEN VOTERS. YOUR AT FAULT ALSO....YOU WERE WARNED....
I live in Texas and I is no worse than any other year. Besides, the we have lost over 600,000 people surly we have room for a few thousand.
These people coming from South America are afraid for their lives and the lives of their children! They need to be given a chance to save their lives. Most of the criminals, and drug smugglers are coming from underground tunnels, boat, and plane, not across the southern boarder. We need to try and figure out a way of processing these people crossing the boarder in a fair way. How do you think we all got here? Our ancestors came here to be free. Now we want to pick and choose. Did the Native Americans have a choice who came to this country?
It's almost like we need a border wall in southwestern states to help keep immigration into our country legal and orderly. I have zero issues with immigrants that are trying to better themselves by coming here, when our immigration laws are followed and requirements are met. When our borders are illegally crossed, that's an actual problem. Does any other country on earth not want immigrants to enter legally according to their laws and requirements? But we should be different, because...I have no idea. The "build bridges not walls" people should all be required to live and raise their children on our Southern border. Without locks on their doors and windows, or without windows or doors at all. I mean you wouldn't want to keep anyone out of your home if they wanted to come in. Whether you agreed with it or not.
White supremacists who caused the insurrection on 1/6/21 must be held accountable
this needs to stop all those drugs coming into this country ,now WE THE PEOPLE HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM they know the proper way to come into this country
Beef up the systems that process applications for asylum and look at the reasons why so many people risk everything to come here. The strength of our country is inclusion, not demonization.
No. I’m concerned about how horrendous the conditions are in the countries these people are fleeing. It is so bad they are willing to give up everything and travel for hundreds of miles at great risk. What we should do is try to help them in their countries sothey don’t need to risk their lives in order do save them.
People seeking asylum are not a threat to the US. We need immigrants to fill so many jobs right now. We need to make it easier for them to come in and fill all the help wanted positions I am seeing as I travel around the country this summer.
We need to be mindful of the fact the we, as a nation, caused and/or contributed to the conditions that these folks are fleeing. We need to help their situation at home, not just close the border and say "don't come"!
Not any more than any other time. If the U.S. keeps polluting and robbing these countries of natural resources. Putting in governments ruled by the U.S. which kill their people. Keep allowing drugs into the country. It is a big money operation.
It’s always concerning when our laws are ignored. Asylum seekers should have access to applications and timely action on those applications. We must continue to stress that our borders are closed; illegal entry will result in deportation. Workers VISAs should be on hold until those with expired VISAs return home. Congress should end Birthright Citizenship. Families with a citizen child reap benefits available for citizens. Building walls is not the solution. Enforcing our laws are needed. .
I am concerned for the lives of people attempting entry into the US. Congress must work to pass immigration reform. Also, investigation into why people are risking their lives to leave their country of origin is needed. Aid must be given to stop the criminality , aid must given for health care and family planning, and aid given for economic development and trade. Republican claim of the sanctity of life is another lie. They allow the death to continue without working to solve the problems.
I am more concerned as to the root cause of their fleeing their countries. Lets see how the VP's new project develops. Lets treat all at the boarder humanly. THE BIGGEST ARE CONCERN I VOTER SUPPESSION , INVESTIGATING THE INSURECTION AND HOLDING ALL RESPONSIBLE ACCOUNTABLE, and MOST OF THE GOP IN CONGRESS FAILING TO WORK FOR THE PEOPLEWHO ELECTED THEM!!!,