The number of immigrants detained by the United States Border Control and Protection (CBP) office has continued to rise during 2022.
For the month of February, border patrol agents in the Rio Grande Sector (RGV) detained 33,838 migrants, which meant an increase of 19% compared to the same period last year, the federal agency said in a statement. on Wednesday.
Single adults exceeded 20,600 while more than 13,000 family members and unaccompanied children were detected by authorities.
In total for the current fiscal year, RGV agents have detained 201,309 migrants, a figure that rises to 106%, the figure determined in the same period last year.
The Biden Administration bet since its arrival at the White House for an immigration policy “more humane”, alluding to the strong measures implemented by his predecessor, the Republican Donald Trump.
The Republican opposition has accused Biden of softening security on the southern border, something they argue by using the numbers of irregular immigrants who cross into the United States every day.
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