Meetings United States Border Patrol (CBP) with undocumented immigrants who entered the country between ports of entry (POE) in southwestern border in February 2023 there were 128,877, which is about the same as 128,913 in January 2023.
It notes the second month in a row is the lowest month of meetings of border guards since February 2021.the federal agency said in its February 2023 monthly operational report released Wednesday.
“The new border controls have kept the total number of appointments in February at about the same level as in January,” Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said in a statement.
The total number of CBP encounters in February 2023 at all ports of entry, not just the southwestern border, was 212,266, up about 2% from 208,511 in January 2023.
This total includes border patrol encounters and includes non-citizens processed at ports of entry, including individuals who have requested an exception to the Section 42 health order based on certain vulnerabilities and scheduled an appointment in advance via the CBP One mobile app.
The Border Guard reported that in February 72,591 contacts, or 46.8% of the total, were processed for export in accordance with Title 42 and 82,407 contacts were processed for deletion under Section 8 of the Immigration Act.
Detention and expulsion of immigrants at the Mexican border is governed by Section 42 and Section 8.
In February, CBP processed more than 20,000 people at points of entry as an exception to the Section 42 health order based on an individual vulnerability assessment using new features available on the mobile app. CBP One.
In February, 22,755 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (including next of kin where applicable) were released on parole. to enter the country by CBP Field Operations through parole procedures established for Venezuelans in October and expanded to additional nationalities in January.
The continuous decline in the number of encounters with undocumented immigrants recorded in February by the Border Guard is seen by the agency as “a sign of the effectiveness of the measures announced by the Administration on January 5, 2023, expanding safe legal processes and prescribed for migration and applying serious consequences to those who do not use these processes in their own interests.
Source: La Opinion
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