Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 5,000 Chinese migrants who crossed between ports of entry during the first five and one-half months.
The apprehensions so far this fiscal year exceed the total apprehension of Chinese migrants during the past three fiscal years combined.
The February CBP Nationwide Encounters report reveals that Border Patrol agents apprehended 4,293 Chinese nationals between October 1, 2022, and February 28, 2023. Since that time, Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez reported the apprehension of nearly 680 more Chinese migrants just in her sector in March.
NEW: 90 additional Chinese national apprehensions on Thursday. Marking the most encountered since 2010 in a single day.
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