President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose massive tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico in an effort to get them to crack down on illegal immigration and drug smuggling. But how many actually cross the U.S.—Canada border illegally?
In the Swanton Sector, which stretches across eastern New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire, the number of illegal crossings has shot up, from around 7,000 arrests during fiscal year 2023 to around 19,000 during fiscal year 2024 — about the same as the total number for the last 17 years combined, WBZ noted.
