CBP: 118 percent increase in border apprehensions
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) report a significant increase in apprehensions recently. Many of which are said to include children and pregnant women.
CBP's Yuma Sector controls 126 miles of the U.S./Mexico Border. CBP said they have been apprehending between 200-450 people trying to cross a day in the last week.
That's a 118% increase compared to the 2020 Fiscal Year—many of them seeking asylum from other countries.
Vincent Dulesky, with CBP, said in the 2020 Fiscal Year, they apprehended about 3,600 people. The number has increased to 9,500 this fiscal year. Many of them, unaccompanied children and pregnant women, according to CBP. Coming with just a change of clothes and documents that identify themselves on their backs.