More Chinese nationals crossed southern border in two days than in fiscal year 2021: report

More Chinese nationals attempting to cross the southern border illegally were encountered in the first two days of May than throughout the entire fiscal year 2021.

Border Patrol at the San Diego sector apprehended approximately 485 Chinese immigrants in just two days, surpassing the 323 encountered during the entirety of fiscal year 2021, according to a report by Fox News' Bill Melugin, based on information from a Customs and Border Patrol source.

Melugin also commented that the “overwhelming majority of the Chinese are mass released as China is not cooperative with deportation flights from the U.S.”

The trend of Chinese nationals across the US southern border has continued to escalate, with over 24,200 apprehensions of Chinese nationals in the first six months of fiscal year 2024. 

This surge marks a staggering increase, with the number of Chinese nationals illegally crossing the border skyrocketing by 7,000% since 2021, and projected to rise by 14,000% by the end of the fiscal year, according to Fox News. 

Reports earlier this year revealed that the Biden administration has relaxed vetting requirements for Chinese nationals crossing the border illegally. Internal emails from U.S. Customs and Border Protection obtained by the Daily Caller indicated that border patrol agents were instructed to reduce the number of interview questions asked to apprehended Chinese migrants.

The exponential rise in Chinese migrants has sparked concerns about national security risks. China affairs expert Gordon Chang, told the Daily Caller last year, “When I first saw the surge in Chinese migrants, that’s the thought that came to my mind that these are either Ministry of State Security agents or Chinese military, who are coming to this country to commit acts of sabotage against the US.”

Mark Green, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, echoed these concerns, noting that the majority of Chinese immigrants arriving in the US are military-aged males. Speaking at CPAC last February, Green said “I think every American should be scared to death.”

“If we defend Taiwan, I can’t imagine there aren’t people in there who are going to be tracking our railheads and looking at our ports,” Green commented on social media about the concerning trend.