President Joe Biden came under criticism following the release of a new report noting that the number of undocumented migrants that have crossed into the United States has doubled in recent years.
“The Coast Guard interdicted more than 12,000 migrants in both fiscal year 2022 and 2023 – more than double the fiscal year 2021 total, according to Coast Guard data,” Heather MacLeod, director of Homeland Security and Justice at the Government Accountability Office, said in prepared testimony last week.
According to The Center Square, MacLoad noted that the number is expected to increase.
Meanwhile, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn. warned that Biden’s immigration policies pose a threat to U.S. servicemembers.
“Historic numbers of encounters at our Southwest border are certainly the main driver of this unprecedented crisis, but they aren’t the only one,” Green told The Center Square. “Illegal aliens also try to take advantage of America’s maritime borders. This route is incredibly dangerous for not only the aliens but also the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard and the Air and Marine Operations officers tasked with interdicting the flow of…
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