Top Democrats are refusing to comment on the staggering new figures that show 856 records of US Customs and Border Protection. illegal migrants were killed trying to cross the southern border last fiscal year, and Republicans are blaming the Biden administration and vowing to step in to stop the crisis.
According to CBP data obtained by Fox News, 856 migrants died The southern border of the United States In fiscal year 2022, it is the highest and deadliest ever recorded. There have already been 25 deaths in the fiscal year that began on October 23. 1, by date.
The figures also show that there were 227,547 migrant encounters in September. The number is the highest September total in Department of Homeland Security history and a massive increase from previous Septembers: 192,000 in September. 2021; 57,674 in September 2020; and 52,546 in September. 2019.
Requests for comment on the new CBP data from the White House, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Reps. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., could not be returned Monday.
856 Migrants Die at Southern Border in FY 2022: CBP
According to CBP data obtained by Fox News, 856 migrants died at the U.S. southern border in FY22, the highest and deadliest ever.
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White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked Monday about the report, which included more than 2.3 million total visits in FY22. He responded by noting that many of these encounters were “led by people fleeing collapsing regimes and economic collapse” and attacked Republicans for failing to address the staggering death toll.
The Democrats’ silence comes just a few years after public outrage over former President Trump’s administration’s tough immigration policies, including its “zero tolerance” policy for migrants entering the United States illegally.
In 2018, Pelosi called on the Trump administration to end the “inhumane, barbaric” policy of criminalizing any adult who enters the United States illegally and who causes children to be separated from their parents.
“Stop this inhumane, barbaric policy, undo your actions, take responsibility for it,” Pelosi reportedly said after touring the jail in San Diego. “It’s not about immigration. It’s about humanity. It’s about family. It’s about who we are as a country.”
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On the other hand, Republicans have condemned the “shocking” death statistics for illegal immigrants, calling Biden’s inaction a dereliction of duty.
“While President Biden’s radical cops have opened our southern border to record numbers of illegal immigration, deadly fentanyl, terror suspects, and tragically record numbers of migrant deaths, House Republicans are committed to securing our border by finishing the wall and ending detention – and release,” in the House. Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told Fox News Digital.
House Homeland Security said, “The Biden administration has completed a record-breaking year of drugs, death, destruction and complete dereliction of duty when it comes to securing our nation’s borders. The unprecedented number of migrant deaths at the border is shocking.” Ranking Member John Katko, RN.Y., added.
U.S. Representative John Katko (R-NY) addresses the press during a congressional border delegation visit to El Paso, Texas, on March 15, 2021.
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“Homeland Security Republicans have raised the alarm about the humanitarian crisis caused directly by President Biden’s reckless policies that encourage families and young children to make the dangerous journey to the US-Mexico border,” Katko said. “Democrats’ continued silence on this humanitarian crisis is compelling. Democrats must act to reverse the devastation at the border. Republicans are committed to a plan to secure the border, address the pull factors created by the Biden administration, and end this humanitarian aid. First day of crisis for Republican majority. America The nation has suffered enough, and Homeland Republicans are ready to tackle the raging fire on our southwest border.”
CBP numbers also revealed that 20 known or suspected terrorists were arrested at the southern border in September, bringing the number of terror arrests at the border to 98 in fiscal year 2022.
“More alarmingly, 98 people on the terror watch list were caught trying to enter the United States between ports of entry last year,” said Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Ranking Member Rob Portman, R-Ohio. “Our enemies know that they can enter our country through our failed border.”
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“We weren’t in this situation under the last administration or the Obama administration because we had policies that tried to stem the flow of illegal immigration,” Portman said.
The Democrats’ silence comes just a few years after their anger over former President Trump’s administration’s tough immigration policies, including its “zero tolerance” policy for migrants entering the United States illegally.
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A spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blamed Democrats for the historic border crossings, pointing to the senator’s numerous speeches on the subject.
“In the past two years, we have seen law and order in our country deteriorate. Public safety has been compromised. Violent crimes such as murders and carjackings are at record highs. And our southern border has become a turnstile,” McConnell said in a speech in September. “We’ve seen violence and chaos in Kentucky, especially in my hometown of Louisville. But we’re not alone. This is a nationwide phenomenon controlled by Democrats.”
Fox News’ Griff Jenkins, Bill Melugin, Timothy Nerozzi and Lindsay Kornick contributed to this report.
