Illegal Border Crossing Attempts Soar to Record High Under Biden

The number of people trying to enter the United States illegally has jumped to a record high, with Republicans blaming President Joe Biden’s policies.

Asylum-seeking illegal immigrants sit by concertina wire fence while waiting to be transported by U.S. law enforcement officers after crossing the Rio Grande river into the U.S. from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas, on July 24, 2023. Go Nakamura/Reuters

The number of people trying to enter the United States illegally has soared to a new high under President Joe Biden’s watch, with border patrol data for August notching the highest monthly figure in recorded history.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a Friday update on nationwide encounters that, in August, 304,162 people were either deemed inadmissible at points of entry or were caught by Border Patrol agents after crossing the border illegally.