Rep. Troy Nehls: Lifting Title 42 Will Lead to Skyrocketing Illegal Border Crossings

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The number has been on an upward trajectory since last year, with Border Patrol reporting nearly 212,000 apprehensions in April 2022 compared to just 11,000 in 2017 and 99,273 in 2019.
54% : Just three months after the Biden administration has taken office in 2021, Border Patrol recorded 173,701 apprehensions in April 2021.
52% :President of the National Border Patrol Council Brandon Judd stated in February that with Mexican cartels controlling the border, Border Patrol would be lucky to "seize even 5 percent of what's coming across the border," referring to fentanyl pills.
42% : Title 42 was never designed to be central border security or immigration policy, but as the Biden administration removed other border security measures, it became more significant.
24% : the southern border has reported a record number of illegal border crossings, which will only skyrocket with the termination of the "Remain in Mexico" policy, Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) told NTD's "Capitol Report" on May 6.
17% : Since January, Border Patrol has apprehended more than 728,000 illegal aliens along the southern border.

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