Border Patrol agents have seen an increase in the number of Chinese nationals illegally crossing the border this year. Agents apprehended 33,409 Chinese immigrants trying to enter the country illegally from October to June; that’s already higher than the 27,756 apprehensions for all of fiscal year 2022.

A recent Department of Homeland Security report indicates federal law enforcement is trying to determine why some Chinese immigrants are entering the United States by boat from the Bahamas.

The Daily Caller obtained a situation report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Joint Intelligence Operations Coordination Center in South Florida which states key intelligence questions and intel gaps.