Illegal border crossings have soared more than sevenfold in the U.S. Border Patrol’s Swanton Sector, with agents apprehending more illegal aliens in New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont in two months than in the previous two years combined, according to officials.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a statement that between Oct. 1, 2022, and Dec. 31, 2022, the Swanton Sector recorded an increase in apprehensions and encounters of around 743 percent compared to the same period in 2021.
