Illegal Border Crossings Increase to 7,500 Per Day in May

A Border Patrol agent organizes a large group of illegal immigrants near Eagle Pass, Texas, on May 20, 2022. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

DEL RIO, Texas—Border Patrol agents along the southern border apprehended more than 7,500 illegal aliens per day in May, according to provisional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data obtained by The Epoch Times. The average daily apprehension rate in January was 4,700.

Agents from Brownsville, Texas, to San Diego apprehended 232,628 illegal border crossers in May, the highest monthly total in at least 23 years.