West Texas, Southern New Mexico experience three-fold increase in unauthorized migration
Immigration
Transnational criminal organizations' involvement in human smuggling felt along the border
by: Julian Resendiz
Posted: Jul 19, 2021 / 02:22 PM CDT / Updated: Jul 19, 2021 / 02:22 PM CDT
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Unauthorized migration is up three-fold in the El Paso Sector compared to last year, as transnational criminal organizations step up their involvement in human smuggling.
The U.S. Border Patrol and the Office of Field Operations have recorded 135,326 “encounters” or apprehensions of unauthorized migrants in the El Paso Sector from Oct. 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021 – the first nine months of the current fiscal year. That compares to the 34,845 encounters reported during the first nine months of FY 2020.
A similar situation is transpiring just east in the Big Bend Sector of Texas.
Big Bend U.S. Border Patrol Chief Agent Sean McGoffin
“Our interdictions are up significantly. The largest amount we’ve had in a year was 9,500; this year we are up close to 30,000. It’s an uptick we have not seen in the past,” said U.S. Border Patrol Big Bend Sector Chief Agent Sean McGoffin.
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