
Northern border sector sees over 19K illegal immigrants caught in FY 24, more than past 17 years combined
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More than 19,000 illegal immigrants have been caught in one sector on the northern border with Canada over the past fiscal year, authorities said Wednesday.
The 19,222 migrants caught in the Swanton Sector amounted to more than the past 17 years combined, authorities said. In FY 2020, the agents assigned to the sector apprehended 574 illegal immigrants, followed by 365 the next year. Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
The number of apprehensions jumped to 1,065 in FY 2022 and 6,925 in FY 2023, according to Border Patrol data. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Border Patrol and the office of Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican.
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