Border encounters hit record 2 million in a single year
Border encounters hit record 2 million in a single year
(NewsNation) — For the first time ever, the total number of migrant encounters at the southern border has surpassed 2 million in a single fiscal year, according to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Border Patrol agents encountered more than 203,000 migrants in August alone, per the latest figures released Monday.
That brings the total number of migrant encounters at the…