900 Migrants Apprehended in 2 Days After Crossing Remote AZ Border Area

Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 900 mostly Central American migrants over the weekend. The migrants continue to cross in large groups over outdated border barrier sections.

On Saturday and Sunday, agents assigned to the Yuma Sector encountered multiple large groups who illegally crossed the border. Video captures the crossing of one of these migrant groups.

Border Patrol officials said the family units and unaccompanied children are “looking to be released into the United States.”

Transnational criminal organizations continue to utilize the large group migrant strategy to tie up and divert Border Patrol resources.

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