Federal agents arrest, turn back record 188,800 immigrants at southern border, report
Federal border patrol agents last month reportedly arrested or denied entrance to 188,800 immigrants.
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By Joseph Weber
Updated: July 15, 2021 - 9:59am
Federal border patrol agents last month arrested or denied entrance to 188,800 immigrants – the highest monthly total at the southern U.S. border in roughly a decade, according to a news report.
The number is being reported by CNN and based on what the news outlet says is a Department of Homeland Security official familiar with the figures and to previously published data.
The number last month compares to 180,034 in May, bringing the fiscal year total so far to more than 1 million Customs and Border Protection encounters.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/federal-agents-arrest-turn-back-record-188800-immigrants-southern-border-report
