Morgan told The Center Square Wednesday in response to questions about Mayorkas' testimony that official known gotaway data could hit one million in fiscal 2023, and the nearly 1.7 million gotaways since January 2021 is underreported by at least 20%. It's "Closer to over 2 million," he said of the gotaway numbers since President Joe Biden first took office.
Gotaways is the official term used by Customs and Border Protection to describe foreign nationals who illegally enter the U.S. primarily between ports of entry and don't return to Mexico or Canada.
Border Patrol agents in one northern border sector alone reported roughly 4,000 gotaways in fiscal 2023, the highest in northern border history.
The nearly 770,000 gotaways are included in the roughly 4 million illegal border crossers reported in fiscal 2023 and more than 10 million since January 2021, when President Joe Biden first took office.
"Based on recently released data on the border numbers," including "Over 900,000 illegal aliens released in the U.S." and the more than 600,000 gotaways Mayorkas claims were reported in one year, he said, "DHS Secretary Mayorkas needs to be impeached." Homan also says he's been calling on Congress to impeach Mayorkas for over two years.
The Center Square has been reporting preliminary Border Patrol data, excluding OFO data, obtained from a Border Patrol agent on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal.
Former Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz previously testified to Congress that gotaway data is underreported by between 10% and 20%. Ultimately, law enforcement officials say they have no idea how many gotaways are in the U.S., where or who they are.
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