Pamela Cruz. Peninsula 360 Press.
Irregular immigration at the U.S. southern border rose again during the month of September, after U.S. authorities found around 57,000 people seeking to arrive from Mexico.
According to a source that provided the information to Reuters, who pointed out that the figure is contrary to those recorded in April, when record lows were reached due to COVID-19.
In August, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recorded 48,594 cases of immigrants seeking to enter the United States.
It should be noted that such encounters cover those persons removed due to a public health provision linked to the pandemic, as well as immigration status detentions and those seeking refuge.
This Wednesday, CBP Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan is due to announce FY 2020 border enforcement statistics.
Recently, Morgan said that COVID-19 has not stopped construction of the border wall with Mexico, and that production has even increased and more than 10 miles per week have been built. "Right now we have 360 miles of wall systems that have been built."
He added that the hope is to have 450 miles of new border wall completed by the end of the year, because "we must have all the tools and resources to prevent things from crossing the border, coming into the country and being able to harm us."
