Northern border sector gets slammed with more apprehensions than previous 13 years combined

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) sector on the northern border has seen more apprehensions in the last fiscal year than the previous 13 years combined.

The Swanton Sector Border sector has seen 15,000 apprehensions in the 10 months of fiscal year 2024, the largest volume ever recorded by the sector, over 14,000 more than was recorded in fiscal year 2021, according to a report on CBS 19.

The sector, which spans 295 miles of the border with Canada and covers all of Vermont and parts of upstate New York and New Hampshire...