The Biden border crisis is affecting the northern border. There is a historic surge in illegal immigration on the northern border with migrants entering the United States from Canada. In January there were more apprehensions than in the last 12 years combined.
There was a record-high of 367 apprehensions in Swanton, Vermont in January. That may not look like a big number but the town’s population is only 6,701 according to the 2020 census. The migrants were mostly Mexican nationals. That is more than the Border Patrol agents encountered since 2011 combined. Over the last 12 years, the average number of migrant crossings in the Swanton Sector is just 28. The agents have noted that more family groups are coming across with young children and infants.
Swanton Sector Chief Patrol Agent Robert N. Garcia warned migrants not to make the trip in the frigid weather. Agents had to conduct at least two rescue missions in January. Read more…
