Along the Southwest border specifically during the summertime,
where we're seeing elevated temperatures,
each Sector does border safety initiative events
and the goal of these events is to educate or re-educate the public
on some of the dangers of the journey
that they're going to see.
Engaging in irregular migration can be dangerous
regardless of the time of year.
In the wintertime,
the temperatures can get extremely cold
and in the summertime like we are right now,
the temperatures can get very elevated.
During the summertime the temperatures in the desert
in the Southwest border are well in excess of 100 degrees.
Waterways, you often will have to cross dangerous waterways
and if you're not a strong swimmer, that could be extremely dangerous.
And then the conditions that you're put in,
in additiion to the elevated temperatures during the summertime,
you'll have the unforgiving terrain,
you'll have limited access to any additional food and water
other than what you're able to bring with you.
But most importantly you have to deal
with the criminal element and the smugglers.
They will often put your safety second to profit.
So we want to get this information out
Fiscal Year 21 had record numbers in migrant encounters
and migrant rescues and migrant deaths.
We recorded more in those three categories
than we had ever before in our history.
So the Missing Migrant Program highlights
CBP's commitment to this humanitarian effort.
We want to appeal to not only the migrants that are thinking
about making this journey, but also their family members.
Please do not do this journey, do not become a statistic.
It's not worth your life.