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The numbers provided are in graphics and are broken down into “OFO”
and “OBP.” The Customs and Border Protection agency is divided into the
Office of Field Operations (OFO) and the Office of Border Patrol (OBP).
The OFO numbers reflect anyone either turning themselves in at official
U.S. points of entry, or anyone caught while being smuggled at the
points of entry. The OBP numbers reflect anyone being caught or turning
themselves in to Border Patrol agents between the points of entry, or
anyone caught at interior checkpoints by Border Patrol agents. The “OFO
Inadmissible” designation to any individual from a nation other than
Mexico or Canada means that U.S. authorities took the individuals into
custody. Whether they were deported or given a Notice to Appear is
unknown. It is important to note these numbers do not include data from
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The unavailable ICE data
are in addition to these numbers.
The report reveals the apprehension numbers ranging from 2010 through
July 2014. It shows that most of the human smuggling from Syria and
Albania into the U.S. comes through Central America. The report also
indicates the routes individuals from North Africa and the Middle East
take into the European Union, either to illegally migrate there or as a
possible stop in their journey to the United States. The data are broken
down further into the specific U.S. border sectors where the
apprehensions and contact occurred.
Among the significant revelations are that as of July 20, 2014, 1,443
individuals from China were caught sneaking across the porous U.S.
border this year alone, with another 1,803 individuals either turning
themselves in to U.S. authorities at official ports of entry, or being
caught attempting to illegally enter at the ports of entry. This comes
amid a massive crackdown by Chinese authorities of Islamic terrorists in
the Communist nation.
Twenty-eight individuals from Pakistan were caught attempting to
sneak into the U.S. this year alone, with another 211 individuals either
turning themselves in or being caught at official ports of entry.
Thirteen Egyptians were caught trying to sneak into the U.S. this
year alone, with another 168 either turning themselves in or being
caught at official ports of entry.
Four individuals from Yemen were caught attempting to sneak into the
U.S. by Border Patrol agents in 2014 alone, with another 34 individuals
either turning themselves in or being caught attempting to sneak through
official ports of entry. Yemen is not the only nation with individuals
who pose terror risks to the U.S. that the report indicates travel from.
The failed nation of Somalia, known as a hotbed of Islamic terror
activity, was also referenced in the report. Four individuals from
Somalia were caught trying to sneak into the U.S. by Border Patrol
agents in 2014. Another 290 either turned themselves in or were caught
attempting to sneak in at official ports of entry. This reporter previously covered the issue of illegal immigration into the U.S. from Somalia and other nations in the Horn of Africa.
In addition to the individuals from terror-prone nations who attempted to illegally enter the U.S., individuals from nations currently suffering from the world’s largest Ebola outbreak
have been caught attempting to sneak across the porous U.S. border into
the interior of the United States. At least 71 individuals from the
three nations affected by the current Ebola outbreak have either turned
themselves in or been caught attempting to illegally enter the U.S. by
U.S. authorities between January 2014 and July 2014.
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