More than 200,000 migrants were apprehended along the southern U.S. border in September, the highest level recorded this year as the Biden administration struggles with mass migration in the region.
A record number of undocumented immigrants were arrested by Border Patrol’s Del Rio Sector so far this year.
Nearly 1 million migrants were apprehended along the southern U.S. border during the government’s fiscal year that ended Sept. 31, an 88% increase over 2018.
Border Patrol saw a significant decline in apprehensions in August, a rare decrease for the month.
The number of migrants detained after crossing the Southwest border dropped in June for the first time this year.
Border Patrol apprehensions plummeted 40% since Donald Trump was sworn into office, a sign that his tough talk on immigration may be working.
The number of undocumented immigrants sneaking into the U.S. this year has already surpassed 2015 with two months until the fiscal year ends.
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Border Patrol is experiencing a sharp increase in apprehensions at the New Mexico border, the Albuquerque Journal reports. The Border Patrol took into custody nearly 8,000 people for illegally crossing the border in fiscal 2013 – compared to about 5,700 in fiscal 2012. Although the New Mexico numbers were on the rise, Texas…
