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| 40K Migrants Apprehended Along Southwest Border in First 10 Days of August |
| 2023-08-14 |
| Who asked where al-Qaeda went? [Breitbart] Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 40,000 migrants along the southwest border during the first ten days of August. The Tucson and Rio Grande Valley Sectors reported more than 10,000 each. Unofficial reports obtained from law enforcement by Breitbart Texas reveal that during the first ten days of August, Border Patrol agents apprehended 39,324 migrants who illegally crossed the border between ports of entry. This is an average of 5,708 apprehensions per day. The Tucson and Rio Grande Valley Sectors reported 10,867 and 10,465 migrant apprehensions, respectively. The five Texas-based border sectors accounted for 23,119 of the 39,324 migrant apprehensions. Following a sharp drop in June, migrant apprehensions reportedly spiked again in July with the arrest of more than 130,000 migrants, the Washington Post reported. If the current apprehension rate in August continues, U.S. Customs and Border Protection could report the apprehension of nearly 177,000 migrants in August. Related: Tucson: 2023-08-05 Migrants kept in CAGES in 113 degrees in Arizona as border crossings surge again Tucson: 2023-08-01 10K Migrants Apprehended in One Week in Arizona Border Sector Tucson: 2023-07-27 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: July 26th, 2023 Related: Rio Grande Valley Sector: 2023-03-26 Operation Lone Star: More than 30,000 foreign nationals turned back to Mexico Rio Grande Valley Sector: 2022-12-16 RGV Agents Interdict Third Largest Methamphetamine Seizure in USBP History Rio Grande Valley Sector: 2022-11-04 204K Migrants Apprehended in First Month of New Year ‐ Up 28 Percent from Last October |
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