Illegal entry to the U.S. has declined dramatically in recent months.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is America’s largest law enforcement organization and the world’s first unified border management agency. The more than 65,000 men and women of CBP protect America on the ground, in the air and on the seas.
Southern border Border Patrol apprehensions and inadmissables processed by month
Apprehensions at the Southern Border dropped below 50,000 per month in February and have been around 10,000 per month since.
Title 42: Enacted March 21, 2020, when the Trump administration determined that because of the coronavirus in Mexico and Canada, there is a serious danger of the further introduction of COVID-19 into the U.S. It allowed for the rapid expulsion of unauthorized border crossers and asylum-seekers. Encounters went below 50,000 per month for the first time in decades.
On Monday, the Border Patrol released three press releases:
2 nights, 5 shipments, over $25 million in counterfeit jewelry
CBP seizes 518 pounds of cocaine inside an abandoned vessel in Rincon, Puerto Rico
Border Patrol agents arrest sex offender
Agents apprehended a Mexican national during routine border security operations. Record checks revealed that the man is a registered sex offender with a previous conviction for Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child in 2001 in Hidalgo County, Texas. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison.
$241 million in duties, taxes and other fees, including more than $225 million in duties
Encounters:
4,267 nationwide enforcement encounters between ports of entry
3,682 nationwide enforcement encounters at ports of entry
Arrests 86 wanted criminals at U.S. ports of entry and 49 wanted criminals between U.S. ports of entry
Performs 16 rescues and significant medical lifesaving responses
$152,418 illicit currency and other monetary instruments
55 shipments with $15 million worth of products with Intellectual Property Rights violations
3.8 million de minimis shipments (If the value of the goods being shipped is under the de minimis threshold of the country you’re importing to, then your package won’t incur any tax or duty fees. It’s like a customs-free pass for low-value shipments.)
Flies 204 hours and floats 91 hours of enforcement missions over/in the United States
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