Border Patrol in Rio Grande Valley sees 163% spike in illegal encounters since October
The sector recently saw 2,284 illegal encounters within 24 hours
By Sam Dorman , Bill Melugin | Fox News
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One sector of the southern border has seen more than 100,000 illegal encounters since Oct. 1, which is a 163% increase from the same time period in 2020.
The numbers come as the U.S. has struggled to cope with an influx of migrants and the Biden administration moved to reestablish his predecessor's "Remain in Mexico" policy. A source from the Homeland Security Department told Fox News that the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) sector recently saw 2,284 illegal encounters within 24 hours. Similar numbers emerged in November, with at least 262 migrants making it past overwhelmed agents in that sector.
Overall, illegal encounters have reached 101,808 since Oct. 1 with more than 9,500 getaways.
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