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A U.S. Congressman from Houston is speaking out against President Joe Biden's border policies.
"This is what happens when @POTUS’ policies catch up with his rhetoric. Open borders are not a solution to dealing with the root causes of migration. This administration must get a hold of the humanitarian crisis at our southern border," said U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Houston) in a post on Twitter.
Customs and Border Protection made more than 200,000 border crossing arrests in August. While it's a decline from July, the figure still raises concerns about the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border with Mexico, according to ABC News.
"Fentanyl seizures have also increased by 50% this year, more than 10,000 [pounds] have been confiscated so far. Americans deserve a safe and orderly border, not the chaotic mess created by the Biden administration," McCaul said in a Twitter post.
CBP data showed that 25% of the apprehensions are those of repeat offenders, according to ABC News.
The CBP data showed more than 1.7 million total enforcement actions from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30.
Marijuana was the drug found most often by the CBP in the recently released data with the biggest month being March of 2021.
The greatest amount of seizures for fentanyl happened in October of 2020 with 105 and May of 2021 with 104, according to the CBP data.
The largest amount of methamphetamine seizures came in November of 2020 with more than 1,200, according to CBP data.
Cocaine seizures held pretty steady between 100 and 300 per month, according to CBP data.
The data also tracks gangs and their relative movements in the area.
The most prevalent gangs include 18th Street, MS-13, Paisas, Surenos and Tango Blast.
When it comes to the Southern border, CBP made a little over 50,000 apprehensions, according to CBP data. This was just a sliver of August's number.
In 2019, there were more than 62,707 apprehensions.