Illegal Border Crossings Hit More Than 100,000 in February

Border Patrol agents apprehend a busload of illegal immigrants in Penitas, Texas, on March 10, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

McALLEN, Texas—As President Joe Biden rolled back several existing border initiatives, the number of people crossing illegally into the United States has skyrocketed.

In February—despite a week of freezing weather—Border Patrol apprehended 100,441 illegal border-crossers along the southern border, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP).