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AAF: Biden’s Border Disaster Biden’s Border Crisis: Over 7.8 million illegal aliens crossed our border since Biden took office – this is greater than the populations of 38 U.S. states. o Last Month (April): 179,725 illegal aliens were encountered (ne
AAF: Biden’s Border Disaster
Biden’s Border Crisis: Over 7.8 million illegal aliens crossed our border since Biden took office – this is greater than the populations of 38 U.S. states. o Last Month (April): 179,725 illegal aliens were encountered (nearly 6,000 a day).
▪ Obama’s DHS Secretary said 1,000 was a “bad day” and “overwhelms the system.” o In Fiscal Year 2024 alone, there have been more than 1.5 million encounters so far.
Catch & Release: The Biden Admin has released 4.6 million illegal aliens since 2021. o Secretary Mayorkas said DHS is RELEASING OVER 85% of illegal aliens it catches. o The Administration acknowledged releasing more than 5,000 migrants every day! o These migrants are released to NGOs who provide “services” for these migrants.
Gotaways: A gotaway is someone who is “directly or indirectly observed making an unlawful entry into the United States” and is “not apprehended” (6 USC § 223). o From FY21 to FY23, there have been over 1.6M gotaways at our borders.
▪ That’s more in Biden’s four years than the 12 previous years combined (1.4M).
National Security: Nearly 80,000 Russian nationals and over 50,000 Chinese nationals have illegally entered our country under Biden’s watch. o Vladimir Putin has weaponized border crossings in other countries. o In the San Diego Sector, there are more illegal aliens from China than Mexico.
▪ Many illegal immigrants get step-by-step instructions from TikTok to find an entry.
Fentanyl killed more than 2,500 people in Texas in the previous year. o On average, five Texans died every day from fentanyl poisoning. o Fentanyl deaths in Texas have more than doubled since 2020. o Every state is a border state: fentanyl kills over 200 Americans daily. o Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18-45. o The Chinese Communist Party “directly subsidizes the manufacturing and export of illicit
fentanyl materials,” according to a report from the Select Committee on the CCP.
Taxpayer-Funded NGOs Facilitate Illegal Immigration: The Free Press revealed that open- borders NGOs are receiving billions to assist illegal aliens relocating within the United States.
The Coming Surge: According to reports from the Panamanian government, hundreds of thousands of more illegal aliens are bound for the United States, crossing via the Darrien Gap: o February Crossings: 330,680 o January Crossings: 378,004
For more information, please contact AAF Policy Director John Shelton at jshelton@advancingamericanfreedom.com