More than 12,000 migrants crossed the border on Tuesday – the highest daily total EVER recorded – as staggering photos show African migrants lined up in Texas
Encounters with migrants at the open southern border reached their highest level ever in a single day on Tuesday, as as many as 12,000 people flooded across the border into the US.
Fox News reported that Customs and Border Protection agents said more than 10,000 of the encounters involved Border Patrol agents interacting with illegal crossings at various ports of entry.
By Wednesday morning, CBP had taken more than 22,000 migrants into custody as several sectors of the agency were flooded with people beyond their capabilities.
The final year of Biden's presidency saw the highest number of encounters with migrants ever, at 2.4 million. September had the highest monthly number of illegal motocross encounters ever at 260,000.
In Arizona, in CBP's Tucson Sector, a wave of migrant encounters has resulted in hundreds of adult male crossings from the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
The sector saw 17,500 meetings in one week, the highest weekly total ever recorded.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent yells at immigrants who were in a long line of people waiting for transportation from the U.S.-Mexico border on Dec. 6, 2023
Immigrants from West Africa argue with a man accused of standing in line as he waited to be transported by U.S. border officials from the U.S.-Mexico border on December 6, 2023 in Lukeville, Arizona
In Lukeville, Arizona, adult migrants are currently awaiting processing. Fox reports that many of the migrants hope to go to cities like New York, where they believe opportunities will be available to them.
New York Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul have repeatedly said New York has been overwhelmed by the number of migrants sent to them from the border — largely by bus.
Cities like New York and Chicago, which have brought in hundreds of thousands of migrants from border states — an effort led by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott — are increasing their pressure on the Biden administration to provide emergency aid.
Several Democratic mayors are now asking for $5 billion in aid, a significantly higher amount than the $1.5 billion the White House requested from Congress.
Capitol Hill lawmakers are currently fighting over the details of what should be included in a funding package.
Republicans are calling for restrictions on the asylum and parole systems that have allowed so many migrants to cross the border without apparent consequences.
Democrats have said there are certain conditions from the Republican Party that they will only agree to if they come with guaranteed amnesty for some illegal immigrants already in the country.
On Wednesday, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told CNN that the Biden administration was open to some proposals from the Republican Party.
He said: 'We have presented proposals that address the situation, that provide real practical solutions and that also do not violate our fundamental values. We are a country of refugees.'
He continued, “We do have asylum laws. We do indeed have a refugee law. We adhere to our long-standing international obligations. And so that's my response to that. Some proposals are reasonable and deserve discussion. Others, quite frankly, are not.”
Biden told reporters he may be willing to agree to “significant compromises” on the border security issue, calling the border “broken.”
A U.S. Border Patrol agent instructs immigrants awaiting processing after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on December 5, 2023
A massive wave of thousands of mostly African migrants has overwhelmed border officials in the small border town of Lukeville, Arizona
Muslim immigrants, most from West Africa's Guinea, pray at sunset after crossing the US-Mexico border on December 5, 2023
Border Patrol agents have been working overtime and with limited resources to accommodate the increased flow of migrants across the U.S. border
Among a plethora of other consequences of mass migration, in some Texas border cities, high-speed car chases between authorities and illegal migrant smugglers have disrupted the status quo and, in some cases, had fatal consequences.
When state troopers attempt to pull over vehicles suspected of transporting illegal immigrants, smugglers in the driver's seat will often refuse to stop, resulting in a chase.
According to previous reports from DailyMail.com, officers tried to stop a speeding gray Mazda with fake number plates earlier this year.
The car crashed into a concrete barrier a few kilometers after the start of the chase.
Four people, all illegal immigrants according to local news reports, were killed.
In a separate incident, eight people — including two innocent Americans — were killed Wednesday during a police chase in which Zavala County sheriff's deputies pursued a suspected illegal immigrant smuggler.
Immigrants stand on the American side of the US-Mexico border wall after spending a night in the desert on December 5, 2023
A U.S. Border Patrol agent asks immigrants to sit in a line as they wait for transportation from the U.S.-Mexico border on December 6, 2023 in Lukeville, Arizona