number is 518, not including the 53 killed on monday. last year s number also not public was 566. the last publicly reported number was in 2020. that was 247. shannon? shannon: horrific. griff jenkins, thank you. federal and state officials alike are scrambling on our southern border tonight to prepare for the fallout from the impending termination of the remaining mexico policy as the administration s efforts to also ditch title 42 are tied up in court. let s talk about what happens now with texas lieutenant governor dan patrick. good to have you back, sir. good to be with you, shannon. shannon: for the semi from the ap tonight quoting u.s. officials that the migrants who died in that terrible tragedy, all 53 of them, it says they cleared and in land checkpoint, the disclosure brings to attention an old policy question of roughly the 110 inland highway checkpoints along the mexican and canadian borders are sufficiently effective at spotting people s cars and trucks to enter the
degree weather. 54 people have now died. fox news has learned 518 migrants have died along the southern border since october. that doesn t include the people found dead inside that truck earlier this week. claudia has more on the ruthless and deadly cartel activities along the southern border. talk to us about the new numbers we are learning today. well, gillian, administration has not officially released any death toll figures from the border since 2020 but fox news has learned the number of people who have died sneaking into the country is way up. sources with u.s. customs and border protection tell fox 518 migrant deaths along the southern border this fiscal year, and 566 last year. that s a huge jump from the last publicly reported number of 247 deaths in fiscal year 2020. and as you mentioned, this year s numbers don t include the 53 migrants who were found dead in the back of that sweltering
monday. we are told 566 migrants died at the border in 2021, but cbp has yet to officially report those numbers. the last number the agency posted was 247 migrants dead in the year 2020. on wall street the s&p 500 plunges 20.6% during the first half of this year. that marks its worst start to a year since 1970. the dramatic slide comes as inflation is at a 40-year high and investors are panicked over fear of the recession. on thursday president biden falsely claiming u.s. inflation is lower than any other developed nation, but the u.s. rate of 8.3% is among the highest. major retailers are considering a new return policy that will let you keep unwanted items and still get your money back. wow. popular big box retailers like target and walmart are reportedly floating the idea due to excessive inventory because of a supply chain crisis.
there have been 518 migrant deaths along the southern border this fiscal year. and 566 last year. that s a huge jump from the last publicly reported number of 247 deaths in fiscal year 2020. this year s numbered don t include the 53 migrants found dead in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer in san antonio. it still unclear how long they ve been in there. the smugglers have confiscated their cell phone so they could not call for help. just heartbreaking to think about that. new audio of police officers who found the truck suggest a scene of total chaos in a frantic search for the driver. the sources still associate press that truck had already
car that collided with an 18 wielder, four dead, three hospitalized. the driver a u.s. citizen was among the injured. these criminal organizations are offering, they are often safe triable but what we are seeing right here is not safe at all. and, shannon, custom and border protection has yet to publicly announce an official border wide migrant to death so far this fiscal year, but fox news has exclusively learned from cpp sources that number is 518 and that it does not include the 53 killed monday or those reporting tonight. last year s number also not publicly known is 566 according to the same sources, the last company reported number was in the year 2020, that was 247 deaths. shannon. shannon: thank you, thank you very much. and let s bring in the panel now, the legal panel, jonathan