ANALYSIS: Illegal Immigrants: the Costs, the Profits, and the Risks

Illegals—potentially including terrorists—are flooding the border in record numbers, vanishing into the interior, or staying in NYC hotels. Why we should worry.

Dozens of recently arrived illegal immigrants camp outside of New York's Roosevelt Hotel, in New York City, on Aug. 1, 2023. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

As more illegal immigrants pour into the United States, The Epoch Times has examined the cost of housing and caring for them, who profits from their stay, and the potential risks involved.

The most recent report by Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) shows that Customs and Border Patrol issued record numbers of Notices to Appear (NTAs) at United States ports of entry with 280,000 being issued in the first ten months of fiscal year 2023 (FY2023) and almost 45,000 in July alone.