US government data revealed that the number of illegal immigrants in the United States is expected to rise to 8 million by the end of September, an increase of 167% over five years.
At the end of fiscal year 2023 on September 30, more than 6 million asylum seekers and other immigrants were placed on what is known as the “non-detained case list,” a court list consisting of cases involving noncitizens who have been temporarily released from ICE custody. American ICE.
President Joe Biden's administration expects this number to rise to 8 million by October 1, according to Department of Homeland Security documents sent to Congress and obtained by Axios.
According to the data, a quarter of the migrants stuck in a state of uncertainty, an estimated two million people, are those whom a judge has already decided to deport, in addition to suspects facing criminal charges.
Because of the way the immigration system works, even after a judge rules that an immigrant should be deported, he or she can appeal and challenge the deportation order. In the meantime, the deportation process is suspended.
In fiscal year 2023 alone, more than 600,000 people illegally crossed the border into the United States without being arrested, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas confirmed in October.
Between December 1 and December 31, more than 302,000 immigrants attempted to enter the United States illegally, Customs and Border Patrol sources told Fox News.
In February, nearly 190,000 people crossed the southern border, an increase of 30,000 people compared to the same period last year, NewsNation reported, citing Department of Homeland Security sources.
Deeply concerning!
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