'easier entry than Mexico' - as cops release eerie images of asylum seekers trudging through 12F snow
- Between October 1 and December 31, the Border Patrol's Swanton Sector - covering Vermont and New Hampshire - saw a surge in migrant encounters
- Agents reported a 743 percent increase in apprehensions and encounters compared to the same period the year prior
- Border Patrol officials say they are worried that migrants are unaware of how cold it can get, and say people traffickers are exploiting their desperation
Northern border sees 743% spike in migrants trying to cross into US
Border patrol agents in North Dakota and Minnesota say they have already seen more migrants in three months than in the whole of the previous fiscal year.
