{"id":2239393,"date":"2024-05-07T16:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T20:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-130k-illegal-immigrants-apprehended-on-southern-border-in-april\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T16:48:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T20:48:58","slug":"nearly-130k-illegal-immigrants-apprehended-on-southern-border-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-130k-illegal-immigrants-apprehended-on-southern-border-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 130,000 Unauthorized Immigrants Caught at Southern Border in April"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fnearly-130k-illegal-immigrants-apprehended-on-southern-border-in-april%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=2239393&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>In\u2064 April, nearly 130,000 illegal immigrants were apprehended at the southern border, slightly less than the previous month. The total for \u200cthe 2024 fiscal year is close to 1.2 million, on track to exceed last \u2063year&#8217;s figure under President Biden. Notably, the San Diego sector led in apprehensions. The\u2063 situation continues to escalate with over 9.5 million\u2063 nationwide encounters\u2062 and a significant increase in illegal \u2063immigrant gotaways compared \u200dto the previous administration. Biden&#8217;s\u200b handling of the issue has\u200d impacted voter sentiment negatively.  <\/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<p>Nearly 130,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/illegal-immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal immigrants<\/a> were apprehended on the southern border in April, marking a slight decline from the previous month.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2024\/05\/07\/131k-migrants-apprehended-at-southwest-border-in-april-down-slightly-from-march\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unofficial report<\/a> from Border Patrol, first obtained by Breitbart News, recorded 129,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-state-troopers-returned-3900-illegal-immigrants-to-southern-border\/\" title=\"Texas State Troopers Returned 3,900 Illegal Immigrants to Southern Border\">000 illegal immigrant apprehensions<\/a> across the southwest border last month, marking a decline of 8,000 from March.<\/p>\n<p>The figure brings the total number of illegal immigrant apprehensions for the 2024 fiscal year, which began in October 2023, to almost 1.2 million. The year is currently projected to surpass last year\u2019s total apprehensions figure of 2.046 million, which would make it the third year in a row under President Joe Biden that the figure surpassed 2 million yearly apprehensions.<\/p>\n<p>The San Diego sector was the busiest area on the border and experienced 37,000 apprehensions last month, with the Tucson sector coming in second at 31,000 apprehensions, and the El Paso sector witnessing over 30,000 apprehensions. Texas\u2019 Del Rio sector saw more than 10,000 illegal immigrant apprehensions during the month.<\/p>\n<p>The new monthly figures come as the United States continues to face an unprecedented crisis on the southern border, with officials recording over 9.5 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/nationwide-encounters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nationwide encounters<\/a> and 1.7 million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-admin-may-have-lost-track-millions-of-migrants-crossing-southern-border-congressional-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">estimated illegal immigrant gotaways<\/a> under the Democratic incumbent, a striking increase from the 445,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-nationals-are-flooding-across-southern-border-at-record-pace\/\" title=\"Record numbers of Chinese nationals are pouring across the southern border\">000 total reported gotaways<\/a> for 2018, 2019, and 2020 under Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous polls have found that Biden is suffering among voters over his handling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-governor-brian-kemp-signs-bill-mandating-jailers-check-immigration-status-of-inmates\/\" title=\"Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has approved a bill requiring jailers to verify inmates' immigration status\">critical election year issue<\/a>. One <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/more-americans-trust-trump-over-biden-to-handle-economy-immigration-crime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent survey<\/a> from ABC\/Ipsos found that Americans trust former President Donald Trump to handle immigration more than they trust Biden by a full 17 point margin. Another survey found that just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/voters-say-immigration-is-top-issue-facing-country-biden-faces-widespread-disapproval-on-immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">36 percent<\/a> of voters approve of the Democratic incumbent\u2019s performance on immigration, making it his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-budget-to-fund-border-security-in-egypt-jordan-while-u-s-faces-unprecedented-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Biden's budget includes funding for border security in Egypt and Jordan amidst a critical border situation in the U.S\">lowest issue-specific approval rating<\/a> for four consecutive months.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Another poll revealed that only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/poll-just-20-percent-of-voters-say-united-states-has-control-over-its-borders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">20 percent<\/a> of voters said that the United States currently has control over its own border, while surveys in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/poll-colorado-voters-say-immigration-is-the-top-issue-as-2024-election-draws-closer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/poll-massachusetts-voters-say-immigration-is-the-top-issue-facing-the-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massachusetts<\/a>, two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navarro-the-2020-elections-has-had-dire-economic-consequences\/\" title=\"Navarro: The 2020 elections has had dire economic consequences\">deep blue states<\/a>, found that voters believe immigration is the biggest issue facing their states.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/over-half-of-americans-support-mass-deportations-of-illegal-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slim majority<\/a> of Americans have also expressed support for the mass deportation of illegal immigrants, a policy that Trump has pledged to enact if he is reelected to the presidency in November.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In April, about 130,000 illegal immigrants were caught at the southern border, slightly lower than the prior month. According to a report by Border Patrol, exclusively obtained by Breitbart News, there were 129,000 apprehensions in March, down by 8,000. The total also includes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":503,"featured_media":2239394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/Untitled-design-97-e1715112644134.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2239393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/Untitled-design-97-e1715112644134.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239393","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\/503"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2239393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2239393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2239394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2239393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2239393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2239393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}