Guards bolster Canada border

than two dozen Border Patrol officers have been transferred to the northern border to respond to a historic spike in the number of Mexican immigrants crossing into the United States from Canada, according to a report.

Customs and Border Protection has assigned 25 extra agents to a busy section of the Canadian frontier that borders New York, Vermont and New Hampshire, NBC News reported Monday, citing an agency spokesperson.

Some of the reassigned agents were reportedly pulled from their duties on the US-Mexican border.

“While the apprehension numbers are small compared to other areas with irregular migration flows, Swanton Sector apprehensions constitute a large change in this area,” the CBP spokesperson told the network.

“The deployed team will serve as a force multiplier in the region and assist to deter and disrupt human smuggling activities being conducted in the Swanton Sector area of responsibility.”

Since Oct. 1, 2022, apprehensions have surged 846% in the sector compared with the same period 12 months earlier, CBP stats show.

More than any other nationality, Mexican migrants seeking asylum in the US have been turned away at the southern border because of Title 42 COVID-19 restrictions that took effect in March 2020, the report said.

But those with the financial means to buy a $350 oneway plane ticket from Mexico City or Cancun to Toronto or Montreal can attempt to cross into the US from Canada because they are less likely to be turned back because of Title 42, which is used less frequently than on the southern border.