- U.S. Border Patrol Tucson Center encountered more than 280 children who cross the United States-Mexico border near Arizona last week
- The minors were part of four separate groups totaling more than 400 migrants last week
- The incident was reported two days after 834 unaccompanied children and teenagers were apprehended Thursday
- The Tucson Sector, responsible for coverage of 262 border miles from the New Mexico state line to the Yuma County line in Arizona, has encountered 12,422 single minors between last October 2020 and June
- The majority of the reported arrests came between February and June when border agents detained 9,046 children
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