Overview

• Border crossings from Canada into the U.S. reached a record number last year, with over 12,200 migrants apprehended, doubling the previous year's figures.
• The majority of illegal crossings occurred in the Swanton Sector, covering parts of New York, New Hampshire, and Vermont, with 3,100 people from 55 countries apprehended since October alone.
• Migrants are increasingly using the northern border to enter the U.S., taking advantage of understaffing and the lack of physical barriers such as fencing.
• Local residents and officials express concerns over the federal government's handling of immigration and the impact on communities along the border.
• Efforts to address the surge include transferring additional border patrol agents to the northern border and legislative proposals in both the U.S. and Canada to curb illegal crossings.