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   On 19 Sep 2023, NoTrump  posted some   
      
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   Washington — The number of migrants apprehended by U.S. immigration   
   agents after crossing the southern border illegally has soared to   
   near-record levels in September, posing a major test to the Biden   
   administration's migration strategy, unpublished federal figures   
   obtained by CBS News show.   
      
   Border Patrol agents apprehended roughly 140,000 migrants who   
   crossed the U.S.-Mexico border without authorization during the   
   first 20 days of September, an average of about 6,900 each day,   
   according to the internal agency data. That represents a 60%   
   increase from the daily average of 4,300 in July.   
      
   The agency is on track to record more than 210,000 migrant   
   apprehensions this month, which would be the highest level since   
   December and May 2022, when Border Patrol reported over 220,000   
   apprehensions, the current all-time monthly highs. During those   
   record-setting months, Border Patrol apprehended more than 7,000   
   migrants each day, a level September's average is close to matching.   
      
   On Wednesday alone, Border Patrol processed nearly 9,000 migrants,   
   the data show, a daily apprehension level not seen since 10,000   
   migrants crossed into the U.S. illegally per day during several days   
   in May, before the Biden administration discontinued the Title 42   
   pandemic-era limits on migration.   
      
   Moreover, U.S. border officers have been processing roughly 1,500   
   migrants at official ports of entry on a daily basis, mostly under a   
   Biden administration system that allows prospective asylum-seekers   
   in Mexico to secure an appointment to enter the country through a   
   government phone app known as CBP One.   
      
   The spike in illegal border entries is a significant setback for a   
   web of policies the Biden administration initiated in the hopes of   
   slowing down U.S.-bound migration. Over the past two and a half   
   years, Border Patrol has recorded unprecedented levels of migrant   
   apprehensions, including 2.2 million in fiscal year 2022, a tally   
   that is on track to being matched in fiscal year 2023, which ends at   
   the end of this month.   
      
   Following the end of the Title 42 public health expulsions in May,   
   the Biden administration implemented a set of policies to discourage   
   unauthorized entries. The strategy has consisted of redirecting tens   
   of thousands of migrants to enter the U.S. each month through legal   
   migration programs, including the app-powered process, while   
   imposing higher asylum rules for those who cross into the country   
   unlawfully.   
      
   Administration officials touted the strategy when illegal border   
   crossings dropped below 100,000 in June, a two-year low. But the   
   trend was quickly reversed in July, when unauthorized crossings   
   increased to 133,000, a 33% month-month jump. In August, Border   
   Patrol apprehended roughly 180,000 migrants, according to   
   preliminary agency data.   
      
   The increase in migration is happening across the Western   
   Hemisphere. In August alone, more than 80,000 people crossed   
   Panama's Darién Gap, a monthly record high for a roadless and   
   mountainous jungle that has become a major transit destination for   
   hundreds of thousands of migrants hoping to reach the U.S. each   
   year, according to Panamanian officials.   
      
   Influx strains federal and local resources   
   The spike in migration has strained federal and local resources. In   
   some areas of Arizona and southern California, Border Patrol has   
   recently found itself forced to release migrants into communities to   
   prevent overcrowding in facilities. Last month, Border Patrol agents   
   in Texas temporarily separated children as young as 8 from their   
   parents, citing concerns about overcrowding in a facility, a federal   
   court-appointed inspector found.   
      
   In the Texas border cities of El Paso and Eagle Pass, federal border   
   officials have suspended processing of commercial trucks and   
   vehicles at some international bridges, so agency employees can be   
   diverted to help process migrants. The mayor of Eagle Pass this week   
   issued a disaster declaration, citing the daily arrival of thousands   
   of migrants to the small city.   
      
   On Wednesday, the Biden administration announced the Pentagon had   
   approved a plan to send an additional 800 active-duty troops to the   
   southern border to provide logistical support to Border Patrol.   
   Roughly 2,500 troops are already stationed there, performing   
   operational tasks, not arresting migrants.   
      
   The administration also said it would increase deportations of   
   migrants, including by expanding a fast-track removal program for   
   families that requires the heads of households to comply with a   
   nightly home curfew and wear an ankle monitor while officials   
      
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