Migrant Family Apprehensions Up 230 Percent on Border
by BOB PRICE
19 Dec 2016
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials reported a 230 percent increase in the numbers of Family Unit Aliens (FMUA) apprehended along the southwest border with Mexico.
The increase represents an additional 16,198 FMUA apprehensions when comparing the first two months of FY 2016 and FY 2017. 28,694 FMUAs were apprehended between ports of entry along the southwest border with Mexico during October and November of this year. During that same period in 2015, 12,496 FMUA apprehensions were made.
The Border Patrol defines a FMUA as the number of individuals (either a child under 18 years old, parent or legal guardian) apprehended with a family member by the U.S. Border Patrol. The 28,694 FMUA apprehensions represent at least 57,388 people. In many cases there are more than one minor with the family units so the number of people having to be processed by Border Patrol agents is likely much higher.
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