The rate at which illegal immigrants are testing positive for COVID-19 has “increased significantly” in recent weeks, a Department of Homeland Security official said this week. The number of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers who have tested positive has also risen, despite more and more of them getting vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19. “The rates at which encountered noncitizens are testing positive for COVID-19 have increased significantly in recent weeks. And although the rate of infection among CBP officers had been declining, this rate recently began increasing again, even though the percentage of officers and agents who have been fully vaccinated has grown significantly since January. This has led to increasing numbers of CBP personnel being isolated and hospitalized,” David Shahoulian, assistant secretary for border and immigration policy, said in a court filing. Shahoulian included the information as he warned a federal judge of “adverse consequences” if …