Approximately 50,000 migrants from crisis-stricken Venezuela crossed the U.S.-Mexico border unlawfully last month, a monthly record.
— Approximately 50,000 migrants from crisis-stricken Venezuela crossed the U.S.-Mexico border unlawfully last month, a record and once-unthinkable number, according to preliminary Department of Homeland Security statistics obtained by CBS News.
The unprecedented influx of Venezuelan migrants has further complicated the Biden administration's migration strategy, both operationally and politically. Venezuela's refusal to accept U.S. deportations and Mexico's decision to only accept a limited number of Venezuelans means most of them are released from federal custody near the border.
In September alone, 75,268 migrants crossed the Darién jungle, the second-highest monthly tally ever recorded, only behind the 82,000 crossings reported there in August, Panamanian government officials told CBS News. More than 400,000 people have crossed that roadless jungle on foot this year. The strategy had an immediate impact, fueling a sharp drop in illegal entries by migrants from the four targeted countries. Unlawful border entries by Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans have remained far below their peaks in recent years. But the trend was relatively short-lived for Venezuelans, lasting for a few months before illegal crossings by Venezuelans increased sharply again this spring. Immigrants from Venezuela cross the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S. on Sept.
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