“We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.”
The agency’s Swanton Sector in Vermont — covering parts of upstate New York and New Hampshire — requested a "quick turnaround" of agents from the already overwhelmed southern border to make their way north to volunteer for at least a month starting next week. [...] His sector said that the current fiscal year — which started in October — "demonstrates an approximate 846% increase in encounters and apprehensions compared to the same period" in the previous year. [...] The Swanton sector has seen families with young kids, even infants, crossing, and late last year provided life-saving aid in separate incidents in Vermont and upstate New York, Garcia said.