Montana lawmakers call for tighter security on the northern border
The border between the United States and Canada north of Eureka. (Will Langhorne/The Western News FILE)
Concerned about a surge in immigration along the northern border, Montana lawmakers are pushing the Biden administration to tighten security.
Federal agents working along the 5,525-mile border with Canada reported 189,402 encounters with migrants in fiscal year 2023, according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. That’s up from 27,180 interactions on the northern border in fiscal year 2021.
In Montana, border patrol agents encountered 8,152 migrants in fiscal year 2023, up from 866 in 2021.
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