Immigration Officials Report Skyrocketing Illegal Northern Border Crossings

Thousands of miles away from the U.S.-Mexico border, another illegal immigrant crisis is playing out at the northern boundary with Canada. Illegal crossings along the 5,525-mile northern border increased nearly seven-fold over the past three years under the Biden administration. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency apprehended 189,401 illegal immigrants at the U.S.-Canada border in 2023, an increase of 79,867 over the previous year. In 2021, CBP recorded 27,180 illegal crossings. As of Feb. 13, 2024, there were more than 60,000 border apprehensions. “Analysts believe the route has become increasingly popular among wealthier migrants who want to avoid the more chaotic and dangerous conditions on the southern border,” the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail reported....