The United Nations declares that the border between the United States and Mexico is the most dangerous in the world for migrants.

On Tuesday, the United Nations declared that the border between the United States and Mexico is the deadliest land crossing globally, further highlighting President Biden’s concerning immigration track record.

The U.N.’s immigration watchdog, the International Organization for Migration, recorded 686 fatalities and cases of individuals going missing in the previous year. It is likely that this number is an underestimate, as numerous deaths remain unreported.

Hundreds more died in the Caribbean while trying to reach the U.S.

The deaths were declared by the IOM as a “humanitarian crisis of significant magnitude.”

While the IOM was looking at 2022 data, figures from Homeland Security indicate that 2023 is shaping up to be even worse.

The Border Patrol’s El Paso, Texas, sector said last week that its death numbers have nearly doubled, from 71 at this point in fiscal 2022 to 131 in 2023.

The United Nations reported a small decrease in deaths from 2021 to 2022, but attributed this to possible data gaps from coroners in Texas border counties and Mexico’s search and rescue agency.

Michele Klein Solomon, the regional director for North and Central America at the IOM, emphasized the importance of governments improving data collection and taking immediate and effective measures to prevent fatalities.

“She stated that it is ultimately necessary for countries to take action based on the data in order to guarantee accessible migration routes that are safe and regular.”