On Friday morning, McAllen Border Patrol (MCS) station agents encountered a large group of 132 noncitizens in Hidalgo, Texas. The group consisted of 94 family members, 35 unaccompanied children, and three migrant adults. They were nationals from the countries of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Romania, and Ecuador. The migrants were transported to a Border Patrol station for processing.
On Saturday evening, MCS agents encountered a large group of 107 noncitizens near Granjeno, Texas. The group consisted of 72 family members, 29 noncitizen unaccompanied children, and six migrant adults. They were nationals from the countries of Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Ecuador. The migrants were transported to a Border Patrol station for processing. RGV agents have encountered 48 large groups of more than 100 people this fiscal year.
david: we see border agents apprehend the largest group of migrants ever on the southern border. 1036 to be exact on one day at one location. donald trump threatening mexico with new tariffs what unless it stops the flow of illegal immigrants. mark daniels is the chair of of cochise county in arizona. you know the complaint and you heard them from the business community. what would you tell those people who say the economy is more important than what is going on at the border? that this isn t the right way to deal with that. i agree with what you are saying, the fact that when the economy is more important than public safety, one of the most frustrating things for 31 sheriffs on the southern border to include federal partner for border patrol and ice is the fact that we are down here on this crisis which is a true crisis, not a manufactured crisis a real crisis and nobody