More Than 100,000 Illegals 'Got Away' From Border Patrol in First 8 Months of FY19
(CNSNews.com) – U.S. Border Patrol Chief Chief Carla Provost told the House Homeland Security Subcommitee on Border Security on Thursday that more than 100,000 illegal immigrants have gotten away from the Border Patrol after they illegally crossed the border into the United States.
"This fiscal year through May, Border Patrol has apprehended over 593,000 illegal aliens between ports of entry along the soutwest border," Provost said in written testimony.
“In addition to the nearly 600,000 apprehensions to date, Border Patrol has documented more than 100,000 individuals who successfully crossed the border illegally and disappeared into border communities before agents could respond,†she said.
That number “is the highest level of ‘got aways’ since Fiscal Year (FY) 2014,†she wrote in her written testimony to the subcommittee.
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