Record-breaking number of migrants processed by Border Patrol agents in September

Border Patrol agents processed over 200,000 migrants crossing illegally into the U.S. in September, marking the third highest number on record. The figures highlight the ongoing border crisis that the Biden administration is struggling to contain. The data does not include those who managed to enter without being apprehended. The fiscal year 2023 saw a total of two million illegal migrants intercepted at the border, the second highest annual figure on record. The administration has been allowing around 1,500 prospective asylum seekers to enter the country each day, but not all apprehended migrants are allowed to stay. The Department of Homeland Security acknowledges the need for Congress to modernize the immigration and asylum system.