As immigration continues to be a major issue in the U.S., Russian migrants are starting to come into the country at increasing numbers.
CBP data shows there were 36,271 encounters with Russians in the year 2022. However, that data is based on a fiscal year that ended in September. In October, agents encountered 5,177 Russians at the borders, while the CBP recorded an additional 6,920 encounters with Russians in November. Since 2020, the CBP had only recorded more than 4,000 encounters with Russians in one month before October, which came in May 2022 with 4,354.
Putin announced a"partial mobilization" of his military in September and told a news conference a month later around 222,000 Russians had already been drafted. No numbers are available for how many potential draftees fled Russia, butThe CBP numbers for encounters with Russian migrants also cannot draw a direct parallel to draft dodgers, but the encounters increased after the conscription announcement.
In the main photo, migrants are seen outside the U.S.-Mexico border fence in El Paso, Texas on December 21, 2022, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. The smaller image shows President Joe Biden speaking at the White House on December 22, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Data shows more Russian migrants have been crossing into the U.S. in recent months.The data from CBP represents the northern land border along Canada and the Southwest land border along Mexico, as well as migrants entering the U.S.
The data of increased Russian encounters comes as border issues have been forefront in the news, especially after theTitle 42, a border closure policy enacted during former President's administration, has been credited with keeping thousands of undocumented migrants from entering the country. However, Title 42 has also been criticized for not allowing asylum-seekers entry into the U.S., and human rights advocates have said abuses of migrants have occurred due to the policy.
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