Tuesday 28 June 2022 06:06 PM How Joe Biden has presided over RECORD levels of migration, deaths and rescues ... trends now Migrant crossings, rescues and deaths along the southern border have hit record levels under the leadership of President Joe Biden. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is on pace to record more than 2 million arrests this year as hundreds of thousands of migrants seeking to enter the U.S. travel from South and Central America up through Mexico. Migrant crossing levels have been on the rise since Biden took office with Border Patrol having tallied a record 1.73 million arrests at the border in 2021. Death incidents have also skyrocketed with the number of migrants fatalities reported in 2021 more than doubling those recorded in 2020. Biden argued Tuesday that authorities need to take action against the 'multi-billion dollar criminal smuggling industry' that he claims preys on migrants and causes 'far too many innocent deaths.' The president's push to tackle the border crisis came after authorities found at least 50 migrants dead in an abandoned tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas on Monday. The incident marks the deadliest human smuggling on American soil since 2003 when 19 migrants died after riding inside the rear compartment of sweltering 18-wheeler while they traveled from South Texas to Houston. Migrant crossing levels have been on the rise since Biden took office with Border Patrol having tallied a record 1.73 million arrests at the border in 2021 CBP data published earlier this month revealed immigration arrests rose to the highest levels ever recorded in May 2022. Agents made 239,416 arrests along the border last month, a two percent increase from the number reported in April. The agency claims it is preparing for a potential increase in migration levels. Death incidents at the southern border more than doubled last year, compared to the numbers recorded in previous years. The agency recorded 557 migrant deaths along the southwest border in 2021. There were 254 recorded deaths in 2020 and 300 in 2019. The International Organization for Migration, which documents migrant deaths, alleges that the number of people who died attempting to cross the border in 2021 was actually more than 650. CBP has not published a death tally for 2022 but recorded data shows at least 87 migrants have died while trying to come into the U.S. CBP revealed the number of rescues across the southern border to date for 2022 also outpaces the number recorded in 2021 Additionally, CBP revealed the number of rescues across the southern border to date for 2022 also outpaces the number recorded in 2021. Since October Border Patrol has performed 14,278 'search-and-rescue missions' in a seven-month period through May. These numbers already exceeding the 12,833 missions performed during the previous 12-month period and up from 5,071 the year before. The latest CBP data showed a large number of migrants are coming from Mexico, Central America, Cuba and Haiti. There is also a growing number of migrants arriving from Turkey, India, Russia and other countries outside of the Western Hemisphere. As crossings became exponentially more difficult after the 2001 terror attacks, migrants are often led through more dangerous terrain and pay thousands of dollars more to smugglers. On Monday, the U.S. saw the deadliest incident of illegal smuggling of people across the southern border in recent history. At least 50 people died after being left in the back of a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas On Monday, the U.S. saw the deadliest incident of illegal smuggling of people across the southern border in recent history. At least 50 people died after being left in the back of a tractor-trailer in San Antonio, Texas. Firefighters found 'stacks of bodies' in the truck which was cast off close to Interstate 35, which runs to the Mexican border. They were found by a local worker, who investigated the scene after hearing a faint cry for help emanating from the truck. The migrants had been sprinkled with steak seasoning in apparent bid to cover up their smell as they were being transported, The Texas Tribune reported. Sixteen survivors, including four children were rushed to nearby hospitals for heat stroke and exhaustion. At least three bodies were found scattered along the road, with the furthest one located about 75 yards from the truck, law enforcement sources confirmed to The New York Times. Police suspect migrants may have jumped or fallen from the trailer before smugglers abandoned it next to railroad tracks in San Antonio's southern outskirts on Monday. Officials also said it was possible that those found along the road had died inside the truck, but fallen out when its doors opened. Authorities say they are not confident they have accounted for everyone from the truck and do not know what the total number is. Crews are searching nearby fields for bodies and are trying to determine if anyone escaped the trailer alive. Temperatures had reached a high of 103 degrees Monday and officials claim there were no signs of water in the semi. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility