House Homeland Security Committee: FACTSHEET - Illegal Encounters at Southwest Border Jump From June As Border Crisis Continues
August 24, 2023
August 24, 2023
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Mark Green, R-Tennessee, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) July Southwest border encounter numbers illustrate that, following the end of Title 42, the surge at our porous border is only worsening. The nearly 30% increase in total encounters along the Southwest border compared to June confirms a statement to the Committee by former Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, . . .
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) July Southwest border encounter numbers illustrate that, following the end of Title 42, the surge at our porous border is only worsening. The nearly 30% increase in total encounters along the Southwest border compared to June confirms a statement to the Committee by former Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz, . . .