DEL RIO, Texas—Border Patrol agents apprehended 211,972 illegal immigrants along the southern border in April, according to preliminary Customs and Border Protection (CBP) numbers obtained by The Epoch Times. The number of apprehensions are markedly higher than any April on record, including during the past 10 years when apprehensions ranged from a low of 11,000 in 2017 to 99,273 in 2019—up until last year when April hit 173,701. The CBP statistics also indicate that more than 58,000 illegal immigrants evaded apprehension in April, with Tucson, Arizona, and Del Rio, Texas, being the two busiest sectors for “gotaways.” The April numbers show a continued increase in illegal crossings for each month this year. In total, Border Patrol has apprehended more than 728,000 illegal aliens along the southern border since January. ...
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Border Patrol Arrests for April Hit Record High at Almost 212,000
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Border Patrol Arrests for April Hit Record High at Almost 212,000
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