EXCLUSIVE: 201K Migrant Apprehensions Sets All-Time Record for April Arrests at Border
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BOB PRICE and RANDY CLARK2 May 20221,555
The apprehension of migrants illegally entering the U.S. between ports of entry along the southwest border set an all-time record for April arrests as agents took more than 201,000 into custody, according to unofficial sources within U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The report also reveals back-to-back months where Border Patrol agents apprehended at least 200,000 migrants.
A source operating under the umbrella of U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed to Breitbart Texas that Border Patrol agents apprehended just over 201,000 migrants who illegally crossed the border in April between ports of entry. CBP reports dating back to the Clinton administration show the previous high for April apprehensions was slightly more than 180,000.
The April apprehensions reported are down slightly from March when agents apprehended more than 221,000, CBP reports indicate. The back-to-back months of more than 422,000 migrants represent a nearly 20 percent increase over the near-record levels of last year. During the same two months in 2021, agents apprehended just over 352,000
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2022/05/02/exclusive-201k-migrant-apprehensions-sets-all-time-record-for-april-arrests-at-border/
