Illegal immigrants seen pouring into US through breach in border wall in Arizona

 More than 302,000 migrant encounters took place in December alone

Illegal immigrants poured through a breach made by smugglers in the border wall in Lukeville, Arizona, Thursday evening, highlighting the continuing challenges facing Border Patrol agents, even in areas where the wall is under construction. Is.

Fox News shot video in Lukeville, Arizona, showing illegal immigrants streaming through a breach that was cut by the cartel. People believed to be smugglers are seen clapping illegal immigrants to hurry them before they return to Mexico.

In the second part of the video, smugglers can be seen recording the migrants with their phones, presumably recording evidence that their human cargo was being smuggled into the U.S. Has been delivered in.

The video shows the coordination of smugglers to bring illegal immigrants into the US, at which point they will either flee deeper into the US or turn themselves in to Border Patrol, after which they are often placed in the care of non-governmental organizations. Will be left.

In addition to over 2.4 million encounters in FY23, there were over 300,000 migrant encounters in December alone, including people crossing illegally and appearing at ports of entry.

Meanwhile, Fox reported that more than 5,000 migrants were released each day during the December period. The number of immigrants in the non-custodial custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement increased from 3.7 million in fiscal year 2021 to about 4.8 million in fiscal year 2022 and about 6.2 million in fiscal year 2023. Non-detained immigrants include illegal immigrants who have final orders of removal or are undergoing removal proceedings but are not held in ICE custody.

This crisis has increased political pressure on the Biden administration. Republicans, as well as Democratic mayors, who have seen massive migrant surges in their cities, have called on the administration to do more to resolve the crisis.

Republicans have called on the Biden administration to limit the release of migrants into the US interior, including through the use of humanitarian parole. Republicans in the House have also advanced legislation that would reinstate Trump-era programs and also restrict asylum claims.

But he says he is working under a broken system and needs funding and immigration reform from Congress. It has requested an additional $14 billion, but that request is being held up because Republicans are demanding greater limits on asylum — which many Democrats have rejected.

Separately, the Biden administration announced a lawsuit against the state of Texas this week after Governor Greg Abbott signed legislation that will allow state and local police to arrest illegal immigrants.