{"id":2284831,"date":"2024-06-27T18:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-from-85-countries-caught-at-new-england-border-since-fall-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T18:19:12","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T22:19:12","slug":"illegal-immigrants-from-85-countries-caught-at-new-england-border-since-fall-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-from-85-countries-caught-at-new-england-border-since-fall-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Illegal immigrants from 85 countries caught at New England border since fall &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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-immigrants-from-85-countries-caught-at-new-england-border-since-fall-washington-examiner%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=2284831&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>The New England\u200c region along \u2063the U.S.-Canada border has experienced a significant rise\u2063 in\u2063 illegal immigration attempts. In recent months, individuals from 85 different\u200b countries have been apprehended \u200cwhile trying to cross into the United States. The Border Patrol agents in New Hampshire, Vermont, and eastern upstate New York have intercepted more illegal immigrants in the fiscal year 2023 than in the past 11 years combined. Arrests for \u200bthe\u200b first eight months of 2024 have already exceeded the total for the entire previous year. In May alone, over \u20642,900 illegal\u2064 immigrants were arrested, a sharp increase from 1,065 in all of 2022. The \u200dSwanton Sector, overseeing this\u200c area, has detained over 12,000 \u2062illegal immigrants since October 2023. Some politicians, including Republican House members, have criticized the Biden administration for these border security issues, attributing \u2063the rise in illegal crossings to broader policy failures. They also highlighted \u2064the risks posed by the harsh winter conditions in this region, which could\u2062 endanger both\u200d immigrants and law enforcement personnel.  <\/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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-england\" title>New Eng<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-england\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>l<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-england\" title>and<\/a> region of the U.S.-Canada border has seen a staggering increase in the number of immigrants caught attempting to enter the United States illegally, with people from 85 countries apprehended since last fall.<\/p>\n<p>Border Patrol agents in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-hampshire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New Hampshire<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vermont\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vermont<\/a>, and eastern upstate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a> region intercepted more illegal immigrants in fiscal 2023 than in the previous <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USBPChiefSWB\/status\/1764268771793945012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>11 years<\/a> combined, but in just the first eight months of 2024, arrests have already <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/USBPChiefSWB\/status\/1800108261120823554\" title>surpassed<\/a> last year\u2019s record, according to Robert Garcia, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-border-policies-under-scrutiny\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s border policies under scrutiny\">chief patrol agent<\/a> of the Swanton Sector in New England.<\/p>\n<p>In May alone, agents in the Swanton Sector apprehended more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/nationwide-encounters\" title>2,900<\/a> illegal immigrants \u2014 nearly three times more than the 1,065 immigrants arrested in all of 2022.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Swanton Sector Border Patrol Agents have apprehended people from 85 countries since October 2023. Border Security Is National Security. Report Suspicious Border Activity in Swanton Sector by calling 1-800-689-3362<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChief?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USBPChief<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBP<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DHSgov<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/24XcDQ1zfE\">pic.twitter.com\/24XcDQ1zfE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chief Patrol Agent Robert Garcia (@USBPChiefSWB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChiefSWB\/status\/1805973478832554493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Agents in the Swanton Sector of the northern border have stopped more than 12,000 illegal immigrants since October 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this spring, Northern Border Security Caucus co-Chairmen Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Ryan Zinke (R-MT), House Republican Conference Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and other members 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> blaming it for the increase in crossings, which they described as \u201csymptomatic of your broader failure to secure the border.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\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>The increase in arrests through winter was of particular concern given that they occurred during the winter months when temperatures are often below 0 degrees Fahrenheit and present major safety challenges to immigrants and law enforcement.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>U.S. Customs and Border Protection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The winter uptick, lawmakers warned, could spell bigger trouble as the temperatures warm up into spring and summer and make it more practical to cross, as the continued rise in arrests through March, April, and May has shown.<\/p>\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 U.S. Customs and Border Protection <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<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apprehensions in Swanton Sector continue to break records! In the week of\u00a0Aril\u00a028th\u00a0\u2013 May 4th\u00a0we\u00a0apprehended 492 undocumented migrants\u00a0transcending the total number of apprehensions for all FY21.\u00a0Please continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-warns-americans-who-use-fake-vaccine-passports-may-be-breaking-the-law\/\" title=\"FBI Warns Americans Who Use Fake Vaccine Passports \u2018May Be Breaking The Law\u2019\">report suspicious activity<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZtMpxpHKzw\">pic.twitter.com\/ZtMpxpHKzw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chief Patrol Agent Robert Garcia (@USBPChiefSWB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChiefSWB\/status\/1788153535328071970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Swanton Sector makes up nearly 300 miles of the 4,000-mile Canadian border. During winter months, agents use snowmobiles to get through multiple feet of snow in extremely remote areas, even when the temperatures dip to negative double digits during the winter months.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike the southern border, there is no towering steel wall\u00a0to prevent illegal immigration, and technology to track suspicious activity is not as prevalent compared to the drones, ground sensors, infrared cameras, blimps, and long-range cameras seen on the Mexico border.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New England area along the U.S.-Canada border has experienced a significant rise in illegal immigration attempts, with individuals from 85 countries detained since last fall. Border Patrol agents in New Hampshire, Vermont, and eastern upstate New York have intercepted a growing number of illegal immigrants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2284832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/border-patrol-canada-arrests.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33102,32165,3813,33101,32076],"class_list":["post-2284831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-border-control","tag-illegal-immigrants","tag-immigration","tag-new-england-border","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/border-patrol-canada-arrests.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284831","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=2284831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284831\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2284832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2284831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2284831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2284831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}