The US has seen a record number of border crossings in August since January

border patrol American recorded a total of 232,972 migrant crossings at the border with Mexico in August, the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) reported this Friday.

This represents almost 49,500 more than in July.

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Immigration authorities intercepted 181,059 crossings, compared to 132,652 in July, adds the PCC is a statement.

The number of crossings fell after the president’s government Joe Biden establish new rules to counter the lifting, on May 12, of a health rule that allowed the blocking of almost all migrants who arrived without the necessary documents to enter the country.

But in July the trend changed.

Since May 12th, U.S expelled or returned more than 253,000 people to 152 countries, many of them Latin American, according to official data.

The government of the Democratic president applies the Title 8which allows migrants who enter without prior appointment to be expedited through a cell phone application (CBP One), one of the new rules.

He Title 8 Also applies to families “no legal basis to remain in U.S”reminds CBP.

Authorities are urging migrants not to venture out, two days after a three-year-old boy died when his family tried to cross the border. U.S by the Rio Grande.

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In August 2023, the Border Patrol carried out 3,212 rescues, the PCC.

As for migrants who are able to use what the government calls “legal routes,” officials say they served more than 45,400 people with CBP One appointments at ports of entry in August.

Since this system was introduced last January until the end of August, almost 263,000 people have successfully scheduled appointments, mainly Haitians, Mexicans and Venezuelans, he notes.

Furthermore, by the end of August, more than 211 thousand Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans arrived after taking advantage of another new rule that allows them to enter upon formal request, for which they need a sponsor, and as long as it is by plane, according to the text.

This number includes more than 45 thousand Cubans, more than 71 thousand Haitians, more than 32 thousand Nicaraguans and more than 61 thousand Venezuelans.

The border is not just a cause for concern for Bidendue to migration, but also due to the entry of drugs, especially fentanyl, an ultra-potent opioid that wreaks havoc in the country.

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Source: Elcomercio

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