Arrests at U.S.-Mexico Border This Year Top One Million
Posted on AllSides July 16th, 2021
From The Center
Border Patrol agents have made more than a million arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border so far this year, already higher than any full-year total since at least 2005, according to new Customs and Border Protection figures released Friday.
Agents made more than 178,000 arrests in June, a 3% increase over the prior month.
The number of migrants traveling as families crossing the border illegally rose once more in June to around 50,000, a 23% increase over the previous month, prolonging a surge that has posed major political and logistical challenges for the...
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