CBP Apprehended Nearly 40,000 Border Crossers in First Ten Days of August
Customs and Border Protection apprehended nearly 40,000 border crossers in the first ten days of August.
Border Patrol captured 39,324 illegal aliens during this time frame who were crossing outside legal ports of entry — an average of 5,708 apprehensions per day.
According to a report from Breitbart News, the Tucson and Rio Grande Valley Sectors reported more than 10,000 apprehensions each.
“The Tucson and Rio Grande Valley Sectors reported 10,867 and 10,465 migrant apprehensions, respectively. The five Texas-based border sectors accounted for 23,119 of the 39,324 migrant apprehensions,” Breitbart reports.
If this rate continues, nearly 200,000 illegal aliens could be caught at the border this month, an estimated 177,000 migrants.
The Wall Street Journal reports that over 130,000 illegal aliens were apprehended at the southern border in July,
