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The number of people who attempted to enter the United States without permission increased in the final month the pandemic policy Title 42 was in effect, according to newly released government data.

A total of 275,448 non-U.S. citizens were encountered at the nation's borders in April, including 183,342 who were arrested for walking around the land ports of entry to cross illegally and 92,106 who were denied entry at a sea port, land port, or airport, according to numbers released Wednesday.

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The 275,448 was up from 257,910 total encounters on the Canadian, Mexican, and coastal regions of the border in March. Encounters have remained at all-time highs in the two years since President Joe Biden took office and peaked at 302,041 in December 2022 before dropping to 208,500 in January of this year.

The southern border is in chaos because of Bidens disastrous open border agenda, and yet he chose to make matters worse by ending Title 42," Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in response to the historically high levels of illegal immigration, which she dubbed "a resounding failure."

The 183,342 people arrested by Border Patrol were largely interdicted trying to enter the country from Mexico. Of the 183,342, 182,114 were apprehended on the southern border compared to 977 on the northern border. The remainder were interdicted in coastal regions.

The conclusion of Title 42 on May 11 meant immigrants caught illegally entering the country would be barred from seeking admission legally for five years and they could face prosecution for the federal crime of unlawful entry under Title 8. It prompted many immigrants to attempt to get into the U.S. while Title 42 was still on the books.

The Biden administration has touted a 56% drop in border crossings in the week since Title 42 expired, arguing the measures put in place to deter migration are working.

"Much better than you all expected," Biden replied Sunday when asked how he thought the border was looking.

Title 42 was initially implemented in March 2020 and allowed border officials to turn away any illegal immigrant rather than take individuals into custody and risk spreading the coronavirus in confined settings. With Title 42 gone, the Biden administration reverted to Title 8 and set up new avenues for legal immigration.

The 92,106 immigrants sought admission at one of the 328 ports of entry nationwide but did not have documents to enter. Under Title 42, immigrants were not allowed to request asylum at the ports of entry, which led some to go around the port and enter illegally and then try to seek refuge.

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Most people denied admission at a port were at the southern border. Nearly 29,287 were blocked at the southern border, and 13,155 were denied at northern ports.

As the Title 42 clock ticked down, the Biden administration expelled 74,027 people out of the 182,114 illegal immigrants Border Patrol apprehended at the southern border. The remaining 108,087 were taken into custody and faced removal and were jailed or released into the country pending court proceedings years down the road. Others were removed from the country.

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