Migrant numbers hit highest ever recorded in one month: sources

Migrant encounters hit 260,000+ in September, sources tell Fox News, marking a new record high for the migrant crisis now deep into its third year.

The record had previously been set last December, where officials encountered 252,320 migrants. Numbers lowered in 2023, and officials had pointed to a drop in May after the end of Title 42 as a sign its policies were working. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.

But numbers soared in July and August, with CBP announcing last week that numbers had hit 230,000 in August. As the agency announced those numbers, agents were dealing with new daily highs. Recently agents have been encountering between 10,000 and 11,000 migrants each day, resulting in releases of migrants onto the streets in some instances. He can be reached at adam.shaw2@fox.com or on Twitter.

CBP officials tell Fox that this new surge could not come at a more critical time with Washington D.C. battling over a spending. Border Patrol Agents are essential employees dealing with national security issues. That means, if the government shuts down agents must still work but would not receive a paycheck until the government re-opens.