by Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents saw an increase in immigration apprehensions of nearly 800 percent in the first two months of the new fiscal year. Over the past four months, agents at this Canadian border sector have apprehended more immigrants than were apprehended in all of FY22.
The Nationwide Encounters Report released late on the Friday before Christmas shows Swanton Sector agents apprehended 727 immigrants crossing from Canada into Vermont and New York. During the same period last year, these agents apprehended only 81 immigrants. This represents an increase of almost 798 percent.
In less than 3 months, Swanton Sector #BorderPatrol Agents have encountered more illegal border crossers than the ENTIRE last year (FY2022)!
Our Agents are dedicated to their mission – protecting our homeland.
I am proud of their steadfast determination and vigilance. pic.twitter.com/3J6azNuPuA
— Chief Warden Robert Garcia (@USBPChiefSWB) December 31, 2022
Agents in this area began to see a noticeable increase in crossings and arrests starting in May 2022. The numbers continued to rise throughout the rest of the year, with the exception of May.
During the past four months (August to November), Swanton Sector agents arrested 1,142 migrants. That’s more than the total number of immigrants apprehended during the entire fiscal year 2022, which ended on September 30.
The growing trend of migrants crossing the Canadian border in the Swanton sector appears to be continuing in December.
In early December, Swanton Sector agents working the border near North Troy, Vermont, rescued several groups of migrants from freezing conditions, Breitbart Texas reported. One of the incidents involved an immigrant family, including young children.
Federal prosecutors are aggressively pursuing legal consequences for smugglers who work in this sector.
Prosecutors in New York secured convictions against two men who smuggled eight immigrants into the U.S. in October 2022, according to a tweet from Swanton Sector Chief Patrol Agent Robert Garcia.
Two men were recently convicted of attempting to smuggle a total of 8 people into the US illegally on October 8 near Champlain, New York. Both face up to 10 years in federal prison.
Read more from @NDNYnews https://t.co/ILh61sszFm & https://t.co/oQi2zJUqAg pic.twitter.com/QWraVZwboA— Chief Warden Robert Garcia (@USBPChiefSWB) December 29, 2022
A few days earlier, an Honduran man pleaded guilty to smuggling five migrants from Guatemala and Italy to New York The Honduran man was sentenced to two years in prison, Garcia tweeted.
“A Honduran national was arrested by #BorderPatrol in August 2021 in Churubusco, New York, for smuggling 5 people, citizens of Guatemala and Italy, he recently pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 2 years in prison for his crimes. Great job Agents Burke! #BorderSecurity pic.twitter.com/E5q1FlQXTg
— Chief Warden Robert Garcia (@USBPChiefSWB) December 27, 2022
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