It has become apparent that with the inauguration of Joe Biden as President, over 1.5 million illegal migrants have undergone entry into the United States in large numbers, a figure that exceeds three times the number recorded during the latter part of Trump's presidency. The exact data from the Department of Homeland Security shows that since last October, an enormous number of about 530,000 illegal immigrants have entered the country without detection, hence referred to as "gotaways." At this point, we know this number will be going up since the 2022 record of 600,000 gotaways will soon be surpassed by the current year's total. Not to mention the 389,000 people that Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas admitted to having made their way into the country undetected in 2021. These are way higher numbers compared to the estimated total of 415,000 illegal gotaways DHS recorded while Trump was the President between 2018, 2019, and 2020. The DHS tracks the numbers during the fiscal year from October and we are just four months away from seeing a new record for the 2023 numbers.

Immigrants from Central and South America are continuously making their way to the US border because they believe Joe Biden is much more lenient on immigration and asylum than his predecessor. Last week, there was an enormous rush on ports of entry that had been in restrictions due to the pandemic's Title 42. With the restrictions lifted, the Customs and Border Protection apprehended more than 10,000 people a day from Monday through Wednesday, which is the highest single day total it has ever recorded. The week ended with Mexican officials warning of the over 26,000 people in border towns waiting to cross into the US. Although Biden has stated he is planning to establish rules that will be tougher and will increase human resources away from the border, sources from Texas law enforcement have suggested that the migrants will turn to smugglers and illegal entry to access the US. Border Patrol has warned that there could be further influxes at the border.

This crisis has triggered Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, to send troops from the National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety to secure the border. He also launched a “gotaway” task force, intending to bring the numbers down. This elite operation of state troopers will be equipped with K9s and drone operators that will detect, track down, and apprehend people who made it beyond the Border Patrol agents. Showcasing support, Abbott confirmed that he'd reached an agreement on Monday with the state of Idaho, where members of the State Police would help fill the potential gaps created by Biden's open border policies.