the end of title 42, just a few highlights. in addition to securing the first increase in border patrol agent hiring in more than a decade, we are in the process of surging personnel to the border including over 1,400 dhs personnel, 1,000 processing coordinators and an additional 1,500 department of defense personnel. we are delivering tougher consequences for unlawful entry. during the first half of this fiscal year, we returned, removed, and expelled more than 665,000 people. we are conducting dozens of removal flights each week, and we continue to increase them. just yesterday we worked with the mexican government to expel nearly 1,000 venezuelans who did not take advantage of our available lawful pathways to enter the united states. we are bolstering the capacity of local governments and ngos.
coordinators, and 1,500 department of defense personnel. we are delivering tougher consequences for unlawful entry. during the first half of this fiscal year, we returned, removed and expelled more than 665,000 people. we are conducting dozens of removal flights each week and we continue to increase them. just yesterday, we worked with the mexican government to expell nearly 1,000 venezuelans who did not take advantage of our available lawful pathways to enter the united states. we are bolstering the capacity of local governments and ngos. last week, we announced the distribution of an additional $332 million to support communities along the southern border and in the interior of our country. and we are going after the smugglers. leading an unprecedented law
determination will generally be removed within 30 days of being placed in those proceedings. we began planning in 202 1 for the end of title 42. just a few highlights. in addition to securing the first increase in border patrol agent hiring in more than a decade, we are in the process of surging personnel to the border including over 1,400 dhs personnel, 1,000 processing coordinators and an additional 1,500 department of defense personnel. we are delivering tougher consequences for unlawful entry. during the first half of this fiscal year we returned, removed and expelled more than 665,000 people. we are conducting dozens of removal flights each week, and we continue to increase them. just yesterday we worked with the mexican government to expel nearly 1,000 venezuelans who did
surging personnel to the border including more than 1,400 dhs personnel. 1,000 processing coordinators, and an additional 1,500 department of defense personnel. all of these individuals will allow our law enforcement officers to stay in the field and focus on their critical mission. we are delivering on tougher consequences for unlawful entry, including the return, removal and expulsion of more than 665,000 people during first half of this fiscal year. we are conducting dozens of removal flights per week and we continue to increase our removal flight capability. we are increasing our efficiency and reducing processing times at the border. we launched the cvp 1 app, which in its first four months helped
mission. we are delivering on tougher consequences for unlawful entry including the return, removal, an expulsion of more than 665,000 people during the first half of this fiscal year. we are conducting dozens of removal flights per week and we continue to increase our removal flight capability. we are increasing our efficiency and reducing processing times at the border. we launched the cbp1 app which in its first four months helped 83,000 individuals schedule an appointment at a port of entry and we re taking steps to expand available appointments. we bolstered the capacity of local governments and ngos. just last week we announced the distribution of an additional $332 million to support communities along the southern border and in the interior of our country. we are leading an unprecedented