Border apprehensions increase for first time since May
By Rafael Bernal - 03/05/20 03:46 PM EST
Immigration authorities in February apprehended more people attempting to cross the border illegally compared with the previous month, the first increase since May.
According to figures released Thursday by Customs and Border Protection (CBP), there were 30,068 people apprehended last month, a 2.95 percent increase from January. The increase came from a rise in illegal border crossings from single adults and unaccompanied minors, CBP said.
In February, 3,076 unaccompanied children were apprehended, a 14.6 increase from January. Compared with a year ago, those apprehensions are down 54.8 percent.
Apprehensions of single adults rose 4.8 percent to 22,382 in February and are up 4.9 percent from February 2019.
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