Our Country is Facing a Growing Emergency at the Border | Eastern North Carolina Now

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    "There is a humanitarian and security crisis on our southern border that requires urgent action."  -  President Donald J. Trump

    WORSENING SITUATION AT THE BORDER: New numbers released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reflect an ever-worsening crisis on our southern border.

           •  New data from DHS shows that more than 76,000 inadmissible aliens arrived at the southern border in February.

           •  An average of more than 2,000 aliens cross illegally every day at the southern border.

                 •  Border Patrol has apprehended over 268,000 individuals crossing since the beginning of the fiscal year (FY), a 97 percent increase over the same period in the previous year.

           •  Our Nation is experiencing an unprecedented spike in the number of alien families arriving at the southern border, with more than 40,000 arriving in February alone.

                 •  In this FY to date, there has been a more than 300 percent increase in the number of family units apprehended compared to the same time period last FY.

           •  Apprehensions of family unit aliens and Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) this FY have surged 338 percent and 54 percent, respectively.

           •  There has been a wave of large migrant groups flooding to the southern border.

                 •  Seventy large groups of 100 or more individuals have attempted to cross the border so far this FY, compared with only 13 the previous year.

           •  Many of the migrants arriving at our southern border are requiring medical assistance, further straining resources and personnel on the ground.

                 •  Customs and Border Protection is executing a new directive to expand existing medical service contracts and deploy additional medical personnel to the border.

    UNDENIABLE EMERGENCY: We are facing an undeniable humanitarian and national security crisis at our border that constitutes a national emergency.

           •  Many migrants who make the trek through Central America and Mexico encounter horrifying violence, including sexual assault.

                 •  One-third of women are sexually abused along the journey to the border, according to a report by Doctors Without Borders.

           •  Dangerous criminals have exploited our porous borders to gain entry into the country.

                 •  In the last two years alone, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has made 266,000 arrests of illegal immigrants with criminal records - many charged with violent crimes.

           •  Deadly drugs continue to pour across our border and into our communities, including the vast majority of cocaine and heroin consumed in America.

                 •  More than 70,000 American lives were lost to drug overdoses in 2017.

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    TAKING URGENT ACTION: President Donald J. Trump is taking urgent action to address the crisis we are facing and uphold his duty to ensure the safety of our Nation.

           •  The President has taken action to address this crisis and build barriers desperately needed at our border, including declaring a national emergency.

           •  Nearly $8.1 billion has been identified to build border barriers, including funds appropriated by Congress, funds available under other statutory authorities, and military construction funds available in a national emergency.

           •  President Trump deployed the military to assist our heavily strained border personnel.

                 •  More than 6,000 troops have been deployed at the border.

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