Thousands of Chinese nationals, gotaways at the southern border since Oct 1: sources

There were thousands of Chinese nationals encountered at the southern border and hundreds of Afghans since the beginning of the fiscal year, sources tell Fox News.

There were over 140 encounters from Syria, over 80 from Iran and over 1,500 from Uzbekistan, the sources said. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.

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Meanwhile, for the month of October, there were on average just over 1,000 "gotaways" a day – meaning migrants who evaded Border Patrol apprehension but who were caught on alternative forms of detection.