Spike in number of illegal Chinese immigrants becoming US national security issue
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The number of Chinese nationals coming to the U.S. border and crossing illegally has surged significantly since FY 2021, according to government figures.
That figure was itself a massive increase over the previous two years. There were just 342 apprehensions of Chinese nationals in fiscal year 2021 and 1,987 in FY 2022, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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In the San Diego Sector this week, 182 Chinese nationals were apprehended in a single day.
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