In the latest update on the illegal migrant crisis at the U.S. Southern border, on Wednesday morning, Fox News Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier, shared a post to X with alarming facts:
 

CBP data just released, in the first 6 months of FY24, Border Patrol has apprehended 24,296 Chinese nationals crossing illegally between ports of entry. The overwhelming majority (85%) of them were single adults (20,868).
Context: FYTD24 (with 6 months to go) has already…

— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) April 17, 2024

Baier wrote, "CBP data just released, in the first 6 months of FY24, Border Patrol has apprehended 24,296 Chinese nationals crossing illegally between ports of entry."

"The overwhelming majority (85%) of them were single adults (20,868). Context: FYTD24 (with 6 months to go) has already exceeded the TOTAL of FY23 (24,125) and when compared to FY21 (324), it’s a more than 7000% increase."

Baier cited Griff Jenkins as the source for the information.

According to an article recently published by the Border Report, in Texas, "El Paso County officials are asking [the state] to use its own judges and jail space to hold migrants arrested at the border wall on state charges, [citing] lack of resources."

The situation at the border continues to evolve. This is a developing story.