Republicans are forming a Northern Border Security Caucus, with 28 members joining the group to deal with an ongoing increase in encounters at the border with Canada,
Chairman of Pittsburgh/New Hampshire Select Board Richard Judd on Border Patrol asking for extra help at the northern borderin the House are launching a Northern Border Security Caucus to come up with solutions as the often overlooked border is seeing its own surge in illegal migrant encounters -- with at least one sector calling for help from their colleagues.
There has been a sharp increase in Customs and Border Protection encounters of migrants at the northern border, jumping from 32,376 in FY 2020 to 109,535 in FY 2022. There have also been more recent increases in drug seizures, all while staffing levels have remained roughly static for years. The border, which is 5,525 miles, only has 115 ports of entry.
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