Migrant encounters at southern border hit record 269,735 in September

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Enforcement encounters with migrants jumped to an all-time high at the US southern border last month, according to new data released Saturday by US Customs and Border Protection.
61% : 'The supplemental funding request announced yesterday would provide critically needed additional resources including additional CBP agents and officers to support our essential missions: from border and migration management, to countering fentanyl and keeping dangerous drugs out of our communities,' said Miller.
59% : Enforcement encounters with migrants jumped to an all-time high at the US southern border last month.
56% : On Wednesday, 130 citizens of Venezuela were removed on the first of these flights, according to CBP.
55% : 'In response to high rates of encounters across the southwest border in September, CBP surged resources and personnel,' said Troy A. Miller, the acting CBP commissioner, in a statement.
51% : Migrants cross over razor wire on September 28 in Eagle Pass, TexasCBP's total encounters along the border in September were 269,735, bringing the total number of encounters for the recently concluded 2023 fiscal year (black line) to 2.48 million'CBP will continue to remain vigilant, making operational adjustments as necessary and enforcing consequences under US immigration law,' he added.
50% : Miller called the scale of migration 'historic' and said CBP was working with domestic and foreign partners to address the issue and step up enforcement, including by 'preparing for direct repatriations to Venezuela'.

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