Two Large Groups of 235 Migrants Apprehended at Border

Two Large Groups of 235 Migrants Apprehended at Border
Asylum-seeking migrants are detained by a U.S. Border Patrol agent after crossing the Rio Bravo river to turn themselves in to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, U.S., as seen from Ciudad Juarez

Normandy, Texas – Two large groups of illegal migrants were encountered this week at the U.S. Border in the Del Rio Sector’s Eagle Pass.

Border Patrol agents reported on April 14, at just past midnight, 114 undocumented migrants were apprehended just after making an illegal entry into the United States. The group of 114 migrants included nationalities from seven different countries, including 56 Cuban, 16 Peruvian, 16 Kyrgyzstan, seven Kazakhstan, 13 Columbian, five Venezuelan, and one from Russia. A more extensive breakdown showed 51 single adult males, 21 single adult females, and 12 family units comprised of 19 adults and 23 children.

Then, on April 15, at 1:17 a.m., 121 undocumented migrants were apprehended just after making illegal entry into the United States. The group of 121 migrants included a large number of Cuban nationals with 74, followed by 24 from Venezuelan, 17 from Colombian, and six from Peru. A demographic breakdown revealed 61 single adult males, 30 single adult females, 29 family unit migrants and one unaccompanied minor child.

Agents with the Del Rio Sector continue to see an increase in illegal alien apprehensions, smuggling events and sex offender apprehensions. During the current fiscal year, beginning Oct. 1, 2021, through Feb. 28, 2022, Del Rio Sector agents have encountered 153,271 migrants.