{"id":2207973,"date":"2024-03-28T04:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T08:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigration-at-canadian-border-has-northern-lawmakers-on-high-alert\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T04:12:07","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T08:12:07","slug":"illegal-immigration-at-canadian-border-has-northern-lawmakers-on-high-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigration-at-canadian-border-has-northern-lawmakers-on-high-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern legislators are on high alert due to illegal immigration at the Canadian border"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillegal-immigration-at-canadian-border-has-northern-lawmakers-on-high-alert%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2207973&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Border \u200dPatrol agents\u2062 at the Canadian \u200bborder are close to breaking the record for illegal immigrant arrests.\u2063 The surge in winter apprehensions poses safety challenges \u2063due to freezing temperatures. Lawmakers \u200dexpress concern over the Biden administration&#8217;s response to the escalating situation. The\u2064 Swanton\u2064 Sector \u200bstands out with the\u2062 highest number of arrests, reflecting a worrying \u200dtrend of increased drug\u2062 smuggling along \u200dthe border.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Border Patrol agents along the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Canadian<\/a> border are well on track to surpass the record-high number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-185000-illegal-immigrant-arrests-made-at-us-mexico-border-in-august\/\" title=\"Over 185,000 Illegal Immigrant Arrests Made at US\u2013Mexico Border in August\">illegal immigrant arrests made<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers are of particular concern given that these higher-than-average monthly arrests recently occurred during the winter months, when temperatures are often below 0 degrees Fahrenheit, presenting major safety challenges to <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>immigrants<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/law-enforcement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>law enforcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The winter uptick could spell bigger trouble as the temperatures warm up into spring and summer and make it more practical to cross.<\/p>\n<p>In fiscal 2023, which ran from October 2022 through September 2023, Border Patrol agents apprehended 10,021 people who walked into the country between ports of entry where vehicles and pedestrians are inspected, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/nationwide-encounters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the first five months of fiscal 2024, federal agents have caught <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/nationwide-encounters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>6,039<\/a> people entering without authorization. The figure puts Border Patrol on track to surpass 14,000 arrests by the end of the year, more than last year\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>U.S. Customs and Border Protection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Border Patrol data are only publicly available dating back to 2007. Over the past 17 years, arrests across the northern border have ranged from 2,200 to 7,900 per year, according to CBP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/assets\/documents\/2020-Jan\/U.S.%20Border%20Patrol%20Nationwide%20Apprehensions%20by%20Citizenship%20and%20Sector%20%28FY2007%20-%20FY%202019%29_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Northern Border Security Caucus co-Chairmen Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Ryan Zinke (R-MT), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and members from primarily northern border states were among 22 lawmakers who sent the Biden administration a <a href=\"https:\/\/kelly.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/kelly.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/NorthernBorderLetterFinal3.25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>letter<\/a> this week flagging the new trend for the Department of Homeland Security and asking about plans to address it.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers blamed President Joe Biden\u2019s Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for the increase in arrests, which they described as \u201csymptomatic of your broader failure to secure the border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDangerous individuals continue to take advantage of the vast Northern Border, which is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-praises-partnership-friendship-between-us-and-canada-in-parliament-address\/\" title=\"Biden Praises Partnership, Friendship Between US and Canada in Parliament Address\">longest land border<\/a> between two countries in the world, and relatively unguarded by natural barriers,\u201d the lawmakers wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn FY 2024 alone, Border Patrol agents are on track to apprehend a record number of illegal immigrants at the Northern border,\u201d the letter stated. \u201cThese statistics are yet another example of how the Biden administration is downplaying the serious nature of this orchestrated border crisis. Every state has now become a border state under your leadership \u2014 or lack thereof.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of the eight regions that the Border Patrol breaks the U.S.-Canada border down by, the Swanton Sector has experienced the most illegal crossing attempts by far.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Screenshot: Government Accountability Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Swanton Sector includes all of the New Hampshire and Vermont borders, as well as a portion of upstate New York\u2019s eastern side. Agents in the Swanton Sector apprehended two-thirds, or just over 4,000, of the total 6,000 immigrants arrested in 2024 \u2014 roughly double the arrests in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>But human smuggling efforts at the border are not the lawmakers\u2019 sole concern.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the significant increase in illegal immigration should raise serious concerns, the Northern Border has also seen a dangerous spike in drug smuggling, particularly fentanyl and other synthetic opioids,\u201d the lawmakers wrote. \u201cCBP has seized nearly double the amount of fentanyl \u2014 the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45 \u2014 in the first four months of FY 2024 than it did throughout the entirety of FY23 at the Northern Border.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CBP\u2019s Air and Marine Operations agents on the northern border have intercepted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/cbp-enforcement-statistics\/air-and-marine-operations-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>1,212<\/a> pounds of fentanyl, which is enough to kill 270 million people, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile the Southwest Border has been overrun with drug smugglers, we cannot allow another avenue for deadly, illegal drugs into our country and our communities,\u201d the letter reads.<\/p>\n<p>The 22 House Republicans called for the Biden administration to explain its plan to prevent further increases in illegal immigration at the northern border, how it will better detect and interdict drugs, what it provides to federal law enforcement employees who need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-was-accused-of-rape-but-acquitted-then-he-committed-suicide-fearing-rapist-label-would-stick\/\" title=\"He Was Accused Of Rape But Acquitted. Then He Committed Suicide, Fearing \u2018Rapist\u2019 Label Would Stick\">mental health support<\/a>, and how the United States might be able to work with Canadian officials. They requested answers be provided by late April.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drug interdictions and illegal immigration on the northern border still pale in comparison to the U.S.-Mexico border, where, since the start of 2024, Border Patrol agents have arrested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/nationwide-encounters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>894,000<\/a> illegal immigrants and CBP\u2019s Office of Field Operations officers have thwarted the smuggling of 8,000 pounds of fentanyl through ports of entry.<\/p>\n<p>Other lawmakers who signed on to the letter included Reps. Nick Langworthy (R-NY), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Bob Latta (R-OH), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Andy Barr (R-KY), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Matt Rosendale (R-MT), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), and Pete Sessions (R-TX).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Border Patrol agents are close to exceeding last year&#8217;s record for illegal immigrant arrests along the Canadian border. Concerns rise as these heightened monthly arrest rates occurred during frigid winter months, with temperatures often dropping below 0 degrees Fahrenheit, posing significant safety hazards for immigrants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2207974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GCgtCZLXEAEYG_l-1024x591.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2207973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/GCgtCZLXEAEYG_l-1024x591.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2207973"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207973\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2207974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2207973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2207973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2207973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}