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detention of migrants by US authorities at the southern border were on their feet for the third month in a row, more than 210 thousand arrests in September.
detention of migrants by US authorities at the southern border were on their feet for the third month in a row, more than 210 thousand arrests in September.
According to data released this Saturday by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), authorities arrested a total of 2.045 million people along the Mexican border in fiscal year 2023 (which runs from October 2022 to September 2023).
So, 2023 will be the second year with the highest number of arrests on the southern border since 1925, surpassed only by 2022, when authorities apprehended 2.2 million people.
The increase in the number of people arrested by immigration authorities in September is partly due to an increase in Venezuelans who arrived at the southern US border.
CBP apprehended 54,833 Venezuelans in September, a 148% increase from August and the highest number of Venezuelan arrests in the past 12 months.
Second after detained immigrants from Venezuela, the agency reported 39 thousand 733 Mexicans, followed by Guatemalans (33 669 people). arrests and Hondurans – 23,505 people.
In addition to the arrests, CBP also released data from its CBP One program, through which people who want to apply for asylum You can make an appointment through the mobile application.
In September, the app brought about 43,000 people to U.S. border ports of entry.
In total for January-September this year, some 278 thousand people managed to make an appointment with CBP One, according to the government.
Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said in a statement that his agency “increased its resources and staffing” in September in response to “high levels of arrests along the southwest border.”
He also emphasized that CBP is working with allies inside and outside the U.S. to address what he called “historic migration” on the continent.
The border arrests came just over two weeks after the U.S. announced it would resume migrant deportation flights to Venezuela after years of freezing the practice as a measure to curb migration.
At the same time, they believe that restrictions introduced in May by the Biden government have failed to stop migration.
In particular, the Venezuelan crisis is already the world’s largest crisis, with more than 7.7 million Venezuelan migrants and refugees involved, according to the UN. (EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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