The number of migrants living in the United States this year is expected to surge to 8 million by the end of September, according to recent government data.
The projections from the Biden Administration, shared in Department of Homeland Security documents sent to Congress and obtained by Axios, note that by Oct. 1, the number of migrants living in the country will surge to 8 million, an increase of 167% over the last five years.
By the end of fiscal year 2023, court documents showed that more than 6 million asylum seekers and other migrants were living in the country.
The migrants living in the country are listed on the “non-detained docket,” which is a court docket involving cases of noncitizens temporarily released from ICE custody.
With the addition of more than 2 million migrants living in the country over the last year alone, the situation is growing bleak for President Joe Biden, who is trying to find a solution to the border crisis.
In 2019, when Donald Trump was president, the number of migrants in the immigrant court backlog was at 3 million.
The increased flow of migrants comes as Congress continues to fight over a border solution, with the House killing a bipartisan Senate bill that would have offered something to try and solve the crisis.
Biden said the bill would have given him the power to shut down the border and control the flow of migrants entering the country. However, Republicans turned their noses up at the bill, with Trump saying it would be a “disaster” for the Republican party.
But while Congress and the White House fight over legislation, Americans are growing increasingly worried about the border, with a Monmouth University poll finding that 80% see immigration as a serious problem.
Earlier this month, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was impeached by House Republicans over his handling of the border, yet they have not put forth legislation to address the crisis.
Still, Republicans and Democrats are continuing their standoff with no sign of bipartisan legislation on the horizon.