US Border Patrol Apprehends Record Number of Migrants Crossing From Canada

There were 19,498 migrant encounters recorded between border posts along the northern border between October 2023 and July 2024.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle waits outside the port of entry at the U.S.-Canada border in New York on March 22, 2023. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reported an unprecedented number of migrant encounters at the border between Canada and the United States from last October through July of this year.

There were 19,498 migrant encounters recorded between border posts along the northern border for the 10-month period between October 2023 and July 2024, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statistics.