{"id":128008,"date":"2019-04-09T16:59:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T20:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=128008"},"modified":"2019-04-09T17:36:18","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T21:36:18","slug":"breaking-border-patrol-releases-new-data-as-apprehensions-surge-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/breaking-border-patrol-releases-new-data-as-apprehensions-surge-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Border Patrol releases new data, as apprehensions surge in March"},"content":{"rendered":"
CBP Releases March Statistics for Southwest Border Migration<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released today March Southwest border Migration statistics. Encounters of family units and unaccompanied children along the Southwest border rose again this month to numbers not seen since 2014.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are currently experiencing a system-wide emergency in our processing and holding facilities. The humanitarian crisis created by a massive influx of family groups and unaccompanied children in recent months has forced CBP to reallocate resources away from law enforcement, trade and travel missions to process and provide care for those in our custody,\u201d said CBP Deputy Commissioner Robert E. Perez. \u201cThe impacts to legitimate trade and travel cannot be overstated. As this crisis continues to worsen, it undermines CBP\u2019s ability to perform its dual mission of protecting our borders and facilitating legitimate trade and travel.\u201d<\/p>\n In Fiscal Year 2019 to date, the U.S. Border Patrol has seen a more than 370% increase in the number of family units apprehended compared to the same time period in FY2018. Today, 60% of apprehensions along the Southwest border are family units and unaccompanied children, made up predominantly of individuals from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.<\/p>\n Additionally, through the first six months of FY19, CBP has encountered 104 large groups composed of 100 or more individuals totaling 17,242 apprehensions. In comparison, U.S. Border Patrol encountered 13 large groups in FY2018 and two FY2017.<\/p>\n