(The Center Square) – In six weeks, 60 people have been prosecuted for border crimes in Vermont.
Vermont is part of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Swanton Sector, which reported the greatest number of illegal border crossers in U.S. history during the Biden administration, The Center Square reported.
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