{"id":3851,"date":"2023-06-16T14:04:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T19:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3851"},"modified":"2023-06-16T14:04:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T19:04:13","slug":"illegal-border-crossers-so-far-this-year-outnumber-the-population-of-8-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3851","title":{"rendered":"Illegal border crossers so far this year outnumber the population of 8 states"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-76.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-3852\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-76.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-76.png 750w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-76-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-76-370x247.png 370w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-76-293x195.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-76-120x80.png 120w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-76-240x160.png 240w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image-76-390x260.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(The Center Square) \u2013 At least 1.2 million people have been apprehended or reported evading capture at the southern border in the first five months of this year, according to data obtained and analyzed by The Center Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The estimate is based on official apprehension data reported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection as well as gotaway data. A Border Patrol agent provides this data exclusively to The Center Square on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. Gotaways are those who illegally enter the U.S. and intentionally seek to evade capture. Border Patrol agents report those who have illegally entered and evaded capture based on several factors. CBP doesn\u2019t publicly report gotaway data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gotaways are averaging roughly 60,000 per month, according to data analyzed by The Center Square. However, these numbers are believed to be higher for several reasons, including the fact that far fewer agents are out in the field and aren\u2019t able to identify the tracks of those who\u2019ve gotten away. Federal, state and local law enforcement officers have no idea who or where they are, or how many of them are known, suspected terrorists or violent gang members and criminals, those in law enforcement tell The Center Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Combined, the monthly totals are greater than the individual populations of eight U.S. states, two states more than&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_bdc4f8d2-f64e-11ed-a2ba-13eb22eefba9.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">last month<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;when illegal border crossers in 2023 totaled more than the populations of six states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 240,256 foreign nationals were apprehended or reported evading capture after illegally entering the southwest border&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_2d5cde34-0b77-11ee-ac01-c7b47ca8cac1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in May<\/a><\/strong>, according to preliminary data obtained by The Center Square. The preliminary data excludes Office of Field Operations data and only includes Border Patrol data. The total increases after CBP publishes its official data because it includes OFO data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April, those apprehended or reported evading capture totaled at least 285,000. In March, they totaled nearly 270,000; in February, they totaled roughly 205,000; in January, nearly 216,000, according to data analyzed by The Center Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the first five months of this year, illegal border crossers combined totaled at least 1,216,256. That\u2019s greater than the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/worldpopulationreview.com\/states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">populations<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;of Montana (1,139,507), Rhode Island (1,090,483), Delaware (1,031,985), South Dakota (923,484), North Dakota (780,588), Alaska (732,294), Vermont (647,156) and Wyoming (583,279).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials have told The Center Square people who\u2019ve been apprehended are arriving from over 170 countries. The majority are arriving and being apprehended in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Biden administration maintains the border is secure and closed. At least 25 Republican governors&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_318ef93e-f44c-11ed-bdb5-cffe76e32cfe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disagree<\/a><\/strong>. Among them are nearly a dozen who\u2019ve so far sent their state\u2019s National Guard troops or state law enforcement officers to Texas to assist with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott\u2019s border security efforts, Operation Lone Star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile the federal government has abdicated its duties, Republican governors stand ready to protect the U.S.-Mexico border and keep families safe,\u201d a group of 24 governors said last month in support of Abbott.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past nearly two and a half years, Republican governors have provided a range of solutions for the president to consider to secure the border and haven\u2019t received a response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_3227124e-0b78-11ee-9599-97d6d9962e84.html\">https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/national\/article_3227124e-0b78-11ee-9599-97d6d9962e84.html<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecentersquare.com%2Fnational%2Farticle_3227124e-0b78-11ee-9599-97d6d9962e84.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_campaign%3Duser-share\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 At least 1.2 million people have been apprehended or reported evading capture at the southern border in the first five months of this year, according to data obtained and analyzed by The Center Square. The estimate is based on official apprehension data reported by U.S. Customs and Border Protection as well as gotaway data. A Border Patrol agent provides this data exclusively to The Center Square on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal. 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