Human smuggling from B.C. to U.S. is soaring, border stats show
U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics show "encounters" at the B.C.-Washington border — including apprehensions, expulsions and people being deemed inadmissible — are on track to quadruple since 2021.
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![Washington State Park workers Casey Matheson, left, and Zac Carsten put up a new American flag in front of a Canadian flag they just replaced during scheduled maintenance atop the Peace Arch in Peace Arch Historical State Park Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Blaine, Wash. The U.S. reopened its land borders to nonessential travel Monday after almost 20 months of COVID-19 restrictions. Travel across land borders from Canada and Mexico has been largely restricted to workers whose jobs are deemed essential. New rules will allow fully vaccinated foreign nationals to enter the U.S. regardless of the reason. Canadian and American flags fly atop a monument.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6914791.1689984529!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/virus-outbreak-us-borders.jpg)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics show "encounters" at the B.C.-Washington border — including apprehensions, expulsions and people being deemed inadmissible — are on track to quadruple since 2021.