Border Patrol Agents Record ‘1000 Percent Increase’ in Illegal Immigrants From Nations Including China, Afghanistan

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz at a press conference in Del Rio, Texas, on June 24, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

Border Patrol agents have seen a more than 1000 percent increase in the number of illegal immigrants from countries including China and Afghanistan attempting to enter the United States, according to Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz.

Ortiz, who is set to retire next month after more than three decades with the agency, took to Twitter on June 9 where he shared the latest data pertaining to fiscal year 2022–2023.