U.S. border agents apprehended a record number of illegal immigrants at the border with Mexico in November, officials announced on Dec. 23, continuing a trend that started almost immediately after President Joe Biden took office.
Agents logged 233,740 apprehensions, arresting 204,155—easily smashing previous records for both categories. Some illegal immigrants were apprehended multiple times after crossing into the United States.
Apprehensions began spiking in early 2021, after Biden was sworn in, and have not slowed down since. Under Biden, the United States has already set new records for apprehensions in a calendar year and a fiscal year. And in the first two months of fiscal year 2023, which includes November, the numbers are higher than ever….