Large Migrant Groups Continue Crossing Border into Texas — 24K in Two Weeks
Bob Price17 Mar 20211,875
Border Patrol agents in the nation’s busiest sector continue to encounter large groups of migrants illegally crossing from Mexico into South Texas. Nearly 24,000 were apprehended in the last two weeks alone — nearly 28,000 for all of February.
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents continue to apprehend large groups of migrants illegally crossing the border. Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings tweeted last Friday that nearly 24,000 migrants had been taken into custody in his sector during the past two weeks. Hundreds more were apprehended in the days that followed.
This group adds to the nearly 24,000 individuals apprehended throughout the RGV in the last two weeks.
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https://t.co/s1uz7Tv6l1 https://t.co/lh2Yp1ATIM — Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings (@USBPChiefRGV) March 13, 2021
On Saturday morning, agents assigned to the Rio Grande City Station encountered a group of 134 migrants after they illegally crossed the border near Las Lomas, Texas. The agents identified 128 migrants as family units — mostly from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/03/17/large-migrant-groups-continue-crossing-border-into-texas-24k-in-two-weeks/
