Illegal immigrant crossings on America’s northern border with Canada are on track to break the previous record, which was set just last year.
Customs and Border Patrol agents recorded 9,460 illegal crossings on the northern border thus far in the 2024 fiscal year, which began in October 2023. The figure is already nearing the record set by the 2023 fiscal year, when 10,021 illegal crossings were recorded.
With five months remaining in the 2024 fiscal year and summer on its way, illegal crossings on the northern border are poised to surge past last year’s record. The Swanton Border Patrol Sector, which covers New Hampshire, Vermont, and parts of New York, has been one of the busiest areas on the northern border. Some residents along the northern border have resorted to carrying firearms to ensure their personal protection after witnessing groups of illegal immigrants coming across…
