The number of immigrants who crossed irregularly onto US soil hit a new record in fiscal year 2022, with 2.5 million apprehensions recorded by the Border Patrol.
The total accumulated arrests from October 1, 2021 to August 31 of this year add up to 2,493,723. The vast majority of the arrests occurred on the southern border, reported the Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The fiscal year ends on September 30. In fiscal year 2021, the authorities detained 1.7 million immigrants irregular.
The fluctuation of arrests varies. According to CBP records, in August there was a peak of 203,598 arrests, and a good part of that number, 22%, are irregular migrants who had already been expelled earlier in the year.
The August sample registered a 2.2% increase in the number of arrests compared to the previous month.
Migrants from Venezuela, Cuba and Mexico swell the list of arrests, according to the report of the US authorities, followed by those from Central American countries. A good part of the migrants seek asylum, especially Venezuelans, Cubans and Nicaraguans, who together account for more than 35% of detentions.
“The failed communist regimes in Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba are fueling a new wave of migration across the Western Hemisphere, including the recent surge in encounters on the southwestern border of the United States,” CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus said in a statement. release.
The figures also highlight a significant percentage drop in the number of Central Americans compared to the summer of 2021. According to the Border Patrol chief, this is due to the Biden administration’s work with “partners in the region” to address the issue of the emigration.
The US authorities maintain that it is urgent to attack the causes of irregular migration, and for now they are focusing their attention on facilitating and speeding up repatriation processes and combating human trafficking networks.
Data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) compiled by New York Times They maintain that up to 1 million migrants have been allowed to remain in the country while processing their asylum applications, the majority from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua.
Immigration attorney Claudia Bernal told the voice of america that among the reasons for the most common asylum requests are “frustration about the economic reality of their countries, the impossibility of means and work” and insecurity, which although they are legitimate complaints, do not qualify for what the Immigration Law of The United States considers for asylum, as is credible fear, belonging to a certain group or persecution due to race or religious beliefs, among others.
Irregular migration and the situation on the southern border have put the Republican Party on the offensive against the administration of President Joe Biden and the Democratic wing, with state policies in Florida and Texas that have sparked controversy, such as the sending of thousands of irregular migrants in expensive transport to the US capital and other regions governed by Democrats.
Most of those migrants transported on buses and planes are Venezuelans, Cubans and Nicaraguans.
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