The number of migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border has hit a new record for any January on the books, according to federal data updated Tuesday.
Border Patrol recorded more than 176,000 migrant encounters at the southern border in January, according to the data. The previous January high was in 2023, when CBP recorded 157,358 encounters.
In January, Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s authorities seized control of a city park along the border and erected additional razor wire in response to a Supreme Court ruling that said the federal government could cut the wire. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Feds Nab Afghan Illegal Immigrant On Terror Watchlist)
The House of Representatives will hold a vote Tuesday for the second time on the articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. A Feb. 7 vote on the impeachment articles failed with 214 yeas to 216 nays, with four Republicans joining all House Democrats to vote against them.
JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 01: U.S. Border Patrol agents check identification papers of asylum seeking migrants before they are transported to a Border Patrol processing center on December 1, 2023 in…
