Border Patrol agents continue to patrol the busiest sections of the border and continuously encounter large numbers of migrants illegally crossing into Texas from Mexico. Nearly 24,000 migrants were apprehended in the last weeks alone.
Last Friday, Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings tweeted that nearly 24,000 migrants have been taken into custody in his sector in the past two weeks. Most being families and causing children to go unaccompanied.
This group adds to the nearly 24,000 individuals apprehended throughout the RGV in the last two weeks.
For more info on activity in the RGV, click the link: https://t.co/s1uz7Tv6l1 https://t.co/lh2Yp1ATIM
— Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings (@USBPChiefRGV) March 13, 2021
Agents in the Rio Grande Station encountered 134 migrants after illegally crossing the border near Las Lomas, Texas. The border patrol agents found that most are from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua.
Agents from the same station encountered another group of migrants near La Grulla, Texas a few hours later.. The agents apprehended 113 additional migrants, most of which are families and unaccompanied children.
“Even with the spread of the COVID-19 virus, human smugglers continue to try these brazen attempts with zero regard for the lives they endanger nor to the health of the citizens of our great nation,” officials said in a written statement.
The #RGV continues to see an increase in illegal crossings despite #COVID19 concerns.
Two large groups totaling 201 illegal aliens were arrested by agents in Rio Grande City and La Joya, TX.
The group consisted of 71 family members & 19 unaccompanied alien children. pic.twitter.com/MZQbDXfPhx— Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings (@USBPChiefRGV) March 11, 2021
Last week, Rio Grande Valley Sector agents apprehended large groups of migrants from Central America near La Grulla, La Joya, and Roma. These groups totaled 339 migrants from Central America, Romania, and Cuba, officials stated.
“Despite the inherent dangers of crossing the treacherous Rio Grande, illegal aliens continue to risk their lives to enter the United States,” Border Patrol officials stated. “In recent days, Border Patrol has conducted multiple rescues of individuals, who were set adrift by smugglers. Groups are smuggled on inflatable rafts almost always exceeding the maximum capacity of the rafts, and rarely provided life vests.”
