Migrant apprehensions continued upward trend in February Texas Tribune Tags: Credit: REUTERS/Loren Elliott Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. EL PASO — More than 100,000 people were either apprehended by or surrendered to federal immigration officials on the U.S.-Mexico border in February, continuing an increasing trend that began last year and persists under a Biden administration that has rolled back several of former President Donald Trump's hardline policies. The statistics released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security include about 9,460 unaccompanied minors and more than 19,240 family units, increases of about 62% and 38% respectively when compared with January’s figures.