Just In: New Numbers Shatter Kamala's Bogus 'Progress' Narrative on Border Crisis

On Monday, we shared Vice President and absentee 'border czar' Kamala Harris' assessment that her administration's immigration policies are working, that "progress" is being made on the crisis -- despite "fluctuations," like we see in the weather, she said -- and that "root causes" are still of paramount concern. This was abject nonsense, we argued, citing loads of evidence.

The evidence has only grown since. Consider the day-by-day statistics being shared by Fox's Bill Melugin, for instance:

NEW: Per CBP sources, yesterday alone, Border Patrol apprehended more than 7,300 migrants who crossed the border illegally, not counting gotaways or ports of entry, & CBP has 22,000+ migrants in custody as of this AM.
Our team & I are flying back to border today as numbers surge.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) September 12, 2023

NEW: Per CBP sources, yesterday alone, Border Patrol apprehended over 7,400 illegal immigrants at the southern border, & when combined with CBP ports of entry, there were over 9,100 migrant encounters in one day. I’m told CBP released 5,000+ yesterday w/ a notice to appear. As of…
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) September 13, 2023

I interviewed Melugin on my radio program on Wednesday, and he said that between illegal immigrant encounters, fake-quasi-'legal' parolees, and known got-aways, it's very plausible that more than 10,000 illegal immigrants entered the United States on several separate days during this week alone. For context, New York's Democratic leadership is melting down over the arrival of roughly that number of migrants per month. Gov. Abbott should send more of them to New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, etc. Democratic political discomfort and pain is literally the only factor that might forces changes from this administration, which is causing and effectively supports the crisis. Speaking of Abbott, isn't it interesting that we haven't heard much, or any, performative media outrage and horror over this horrific death, because it can't be blamed on a Republican:

The scene after the drowning. Under the American flag, you can see the memorial for TX National Guard soldier Bishop Evans, who also fatally drowned here in Eagle Pass last spring after he jumped into the water to help with what he thought were struggling migrants. pic.twitter.com/xEQX4i4AYe
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) September 14, 2023

If the media can try to claim Abbott's enforcement efforts may have contributed to a drowning, we get solemn reports from journalists about the tragedy. If not, it's just a statistic for them not to care about. As you reflect on that, harken back to Vice President Harris' insulting "progress" report. The August border numbers aren't officially in yet, but they're shaping up to be very bad:

BREAKING: CBP sources tell @FoxNews that early indications show migrant encounters for August are on track to exceed 230,000... that would make it the 6th month this FY23 over 200k...
— Griff Jenkins (@GriffJenkins) September 14, 2023

After the late spring blip, after which the administration did a victory lap, encounters spiked by 30 percent in back-to-back months, and now August will likely be north of 230,000 again -- back to disastrous levels. And that figure doesn't include parolees or got-aways. Adding those to the total, and the full number is in the ballpark of 300,000 or higher. In a single month. Once again, for reference, New York City is buckling under the pressure of 100,000 or so migrants, total. What's happening as a result of this renewed deluge? Renewed mass releases:

DHS personnel in Arizona are now using the term "freedom runs" when instructing BP agents about mass releases of illegal aliens in Tucson.

There is almost no manpower left for enforcement duties as agents' calls for assistance go unanswered and the vast majority are tied up with…
— Border Patrol Union - NBPC (@BPUnion) September 14, 2023

Spencer recently highlighted the DHS Inspector General's admission that the department has lost track of nearly 200,000 illegal immigrants, but that number is a huge under-estimate:

The audit reviewed U.S. Border Patrol records for 981,671 illegal immigrants dated March 2021 to August 2022 and found "addresses for more than 177,000...were either missing, invalid for delivery, or not legitimate residential locations." ... The inability to locate illegal immigrants who have been apprehended and then released mean federal officials are likely to be unable to "arrest or remove individuals who are considered potential threats to national security," another alarming result of Biden's policies.

Make no mistake, the real number is dramatically higher. Millions of illegal immigrants have entered the US under this president, and the federal government has no earthly idea where vast numbers of them are. They're losing track of tens of thousands of migrant kids they're supposed to be keeping tabs on, for crying out loud -- and punishing whistleblowers who tell the truth about it. I'll leave you with a different illustration of Julio's point: