evidence: Border Patrol leadership is calling for agents to volunteers to shift their deployment to the northern border as one overwhelmed sector of the often-overlooked border has seen a massive surge in illegal crossings -- with an enormous 846% increase this fiscal year. [...] According to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data, the sector is experiencing an 846% increase in illegal crossings compared to the same time last fiscal year. January’s apprehensions in the sector (367) were more than the previous 12 Januarys combined. So far this fiscal year, which began in October, there have been 1,513 crossings. That’s compared to the 1,065 encountered in the sector for the entirety of FY 2022. [...] CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "As we progress deeper into winter and continue to address the ongoing pace of illicit cross-border traffic, the level of concern for the lives and welfare of our Border Patrol Agents and those we are encountering - particularly vulnerable populations - continues to climb," Garcia said in a statement this month. "It cannot be stressed enough: not only is it unlawful to circumvent legal means of entry into the United States, but it is extremely dangerous, particularly in adverse weather conditions, which our Swanton Sector has in incredible abundance," he added.