Mexican Border Stops Up 203 From March 2017 to March 2018

50308 Apprehended-Inadmissibles in March is 37 increase from Februarys 36695 Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C.  The traffickers and smugglers know that if you arrive with a family under our current legal and court system you have a much better chance of being released into the United States said Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen at a White House press briefing  Wednesday.

We have seen the smugglers advertise this as an enticement. And we have seen traffickers unfortunately fraudulently use children to gain entry into our country.

• More than 50000 people were either apprehended or deemed inadmissible at the Southwest Border last month U.S. Customs & Border Protection said Wednesday.
• That represents the highest monthly total of the Trump presidency.
• The 50308 apprehended-inadmissibles in March is a 37 increase from the 36695 counted in February but a whopping 203 increase from March 2017s 16588.

Customs & Border Protection (USBP) said the number of family units increased by 49 from February to March and the number of Unaccompanied Children increased by 41 compared to February. According to Customs & Border Protection last month:

• 37393 individuals were apprehended between ports of entry on the Southwest border compared with
• 26662 in February and
• 25978 in Janury

Another:

• 12915 people were deemed inadmissible at ports of entry on the Southwest border last month compared with
• 10021 in February and
• 9839 in January

In a conference call with reporters on Wednesday a senior administration official speaking on background noted that in April 2017 the number of apprehended/inadmissibles dropped to a historic low of 15766.

We are no longer at that point the official said. The numbers well be releasing for March...will indicate a staggering increase from last year. And they clearly emphasize the need for additional actions.

Looking at annual totals U.S. Customs & Border Protection said:

• in Fiscal Year 2017 USBP apprehended 303916 individuals along the Southwest Border
• compared with 408870 in FY 2016
• 331333 in FY 2015; and
• 479371 in FY 2014

In FY 2017 111275 individuals were deemed inadmissible compared to 150825 in FY16; 114486 in FY15; and 90601 in FY14. President Trump on Wednesday authorized the deployment of National Guard troops to the Southwest border to support the Border Patrol in halting illegal immigration.

Given the importance of secure borders to our national security the National Guard in coordination with governors will remain in a support role until Congress takes the action necessary to close the loopholes undermining our border security efforts including ending the practice of Catch and Release the announcement said.

The Trump White House noted that President Barack Obama sent National Guard trooops to the border in 2012 and President George W. Bush did so as well during his term. The announcement said Trump is taking action because Congressional Democrats have obstructed efforts to secure our border.