Sen Lankford on border crisis: more people are crossing the border in the Yuma sector who are from Uzbekistan than are from El Salvador

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well, in fairness, Uzbeks are less prone to gang related crime than Latinos!

 

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well, in fairness, Uzbeks are less prone to gang related crime than Latinos!

I call Bullshit on this one--this is one of those things..using a YouTube post is always suspect--now I get it..if 20 people from Uzbekistan cross..and 18 from El Salvador cross..in some small, cherry-picked time frame--the Headline is technically correct..but, of course, it's totally deceptive at the same time..given that BOTH numbers are far, far lower than the other demographics crossing and that over a year's period El Salvadoran crossings far outnumber Uzbek crossings. Just some 'Hair on fire' clickbait..IMO:

Yuma Sector sees rise in illegal border crossings from Bangladesh, Uzbekistan - KYMA

Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents say many of those leaving Uzbekistan claim they escape due to persecution for sexual orientation.

kyma.com

Although the majority of illegal border crossers caught within the U.S. Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector area of operations come from Mexico and from Central American countries such as El Salvador and Guatemala, agents have recently seen an uptick in crossers originating from the countries of Bangladesh and Uzbekistan.
While some crossers say they come to the United States looking for work, most claim credible fear, which is a fear of persecution or torture because of one’s race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.
Tristen Molina, a special operations supervisor for the Yuma Sector Intelligence Unit’s Targeting and Analysis Section, said many of those from Uzbekistan claim they are attempting to escape persecution for sexual orientation and preference, which can be punishable there with up to three years in prison. Those from Bangladesh are, for the most part, escaping persecution for their political beliefs, which oppose those of their government leaders, he said.

Migrant surge on Arizona border likely related to 'Remain in Mexico' policy

A short-lived increase in migrants crossing near Yuma may have been due to people trying to enter the U.S. before the “Remain in Mexico” policy restarts. An aid group was

tucson.com

A short-lived increase in migrants on the Arizona-Mexico border may have been due to people trying to enter the U.S. before the “Remain in Mexico” policy restarts, which is likely to happen soon in Arizona.
The surge of migrants this week in the Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector, west of Pima County, seems to have subsided. More than 4,000 undocumented migrants entered the country in the sector from Friday through Monday, Yuma Sector Chief Patrol Agent Chris T. Clem tweeted on Wednesday. The Yuma Sun reported Monday that Border Patrol agents were overwhelmed with migrants, mostly from Cuba, Brazil and Venezuela.
But by Tuesday, images on social media from the border at Yuma showed a couple dozen migrants still waiting to be processed. U.S. officials confirmed the increase appeared to be short-term.
Officials and migrant advocates speculate this recent spike in crossings — about a 30% increase over the daily number that’s been typical over the last few months — was related to the Biden administration announcing reinstatement of the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” program.