CBP: Whopping 71% increase in migrant arrests in March from February
Immigration
The number of unaccompanied youth apprehended doubled
by: Sandra Sanchez
Posted: Apr 8, 2021 / 08:48 AM GMT-0600 / Updated: Apr 8, 2021 / 08:48 AM GMT-0600
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Thursday morning released migrant apprehension data from March, which showed total arrests increased 71% from February along the Southwest border, and a 100% increase in unaccompanied migrant children crossing the border from Mexico, most into South Texas.
More than 172,000 migrants were arrested along the Southwest border, CBP officials reported. So far this fiscal year, over 569,800 migrants have been encountered along the Southwest border, most from the Central American “Northern Triangle†countries of El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, as well as from Mexico, officials said.
And despite such a significant increase in apprehension rates, CBP officials say most are adults, not unaccompanied children or migrant families, crossing illegally into the United States. These adults are expelled back to Mexico under Title 42 guidelines, which remain in effect at least through April 21, to stop the spread of coronavirus between countries.
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