Border Patrol apprehensions of Chinese nationals at southern border up 800%: source
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Border Patrol agents are encountering 800% more Chinese nationals that the same period last fiscal year, Fox News is told by a Customs and Border Protection source.
According to CBP statistics, there have been 1,862 Border Patrol encounters with Chinese nationals between October, when the fiscal year began, and the end of December. That’s compared to 229 in the same period in FY 2022 -- which would be an over 700% increase. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
In December there were 931 Chinese nationals encountered, compared to 64 in Dec 2022. He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.
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