Tucson Reclaims Position as Busiest Migrant Border Crossing Sector
Tucson Sector Migrant Apprehensions in May (U.S. Border Patrol/Tucson Sector)U.S. Border Patrol/Tucson Sector
BOB PRICE25 May 202481
After a short reprieve from the earlier migrant surge, the Tucson Sector has reclaimed the number-one spot for migrant encounters along the southwest border with Mexico. Apprehensions of migrants illegally crossing the border between ports of entry surged this week to approximately 7,400. San Diego Sector apprehensions fell to just over 6,000.
Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin noted in his weekly recap that his agents encountered approximately 7,400 migrants who crossed the border illegally between ports of entry last week.
This week’s apprehensions are up from the 6,700 migrants apprehended the week before. It is also up significantly from the 4,300 arrested during the same week last year.
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/05/25/tucson-reclaims-position-as-busiest-migrant-border-crossing-sector/
