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The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that, during the Biden era, 7% of the entire population of Cuba would have entered the U.S. illegally.
It would be a period in which —according to the department itself— most of the crossings were recorded between February 2021 and January 2025.
The figure was released by the DHS in a post on X, along with similar percentages attributed to other countries in the region.
According to that publication, the DHS also stated that, within the same timeframe, 8% of the population of Nicaragua, 6% of Haiti, and 5% of Honduras would have entered the United States illegally.
The document indicates that the countries with the largest migrant populations in the United States are Nicaragua, Cuba, Haiti, and Honduras, according to data from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) referenced in the text.
In that context, the DHS indicated that the total number of illegal immigrants from various countries "amounts to several million" and questioned the Biden administration, which it accused of turning the United States into a "dump for third-world criminals," according to the wording in the document.
These accusations are part of the communication strategy of the DHS under Secretary Kristi Noem, framing the message within the continuity of deportation efforts promoted by the Trump administration, amid criticism from Democrats in Washington and across the nation.
Noem publicly defended the actions at the border, stating that the United States went, "in just one year," from a situation like that of the previous administration to a "secure situation," and claimed that the border crisis under Biden was associated with deaths, drug trafficking, human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and child abuse.
Both the official and the DHS have faced scrutiny for their immigration control tactics, while the deportation agenda driven by Trump continues, who campaigned with the promise of expelling the millions of immigrants who entered during the previous administration.
Meanwhile, a partial government shutdown has occurred in Washington over the funding of the DHS, with Democrats demanding new policies for ICE operations, while the department insists it will continue its operations.
About 90% of DHS employees would be deemed essential and required to work without pay during the shutdown, and "border czar" Tom Homan assured that the shutdown would not impact current immigration control operations.
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