The Arizona border crisis continues in the Tucson Sector, where representatives captured almost 26,000 migrants in the previous 2 weeks. Following a small slump in January, the variety of migrant apprehensions rapidly went back to near-record levels.
Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin published a weekly wrap-up on X exposing his representatives collared more than 12,000 migrants. Of those, 144 encounters led to charges of federal criminal infractions.
Week in Review …
-12,081 Apprehensions from 48 various nations.
-144 Federal Criminal Cases
-22 Rescues
-23 Human Smuggling Events
— 7 Narcotics Events
— 3 Firearms Seized pic.twitter.com/GGV3TGnBNe— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) February 9, 2024
The wrap-up consisted of a chart exposing the apprehension of almost 89,000 migrants in the previous 7 weeks.
U.S. Border Patrol/Tucson Sector
One week previously, Modlin published a report revealing the apprehension of 13,800 migrants. In those, representatives made 189 arrests for federal criminal infractions and interfered with 27 human smuggling events.
Week in Review …
— 13,800 Apprehensions
— 189 Federal Criminal Cases
— 36 pounds. of Marijuana
— 27 Human Smuggling Events
— 16 Narcotics Events
— 11 Rescues
— 3 Significant Arrests
— 1.5 pounds. of Fentanyl
— 1 Recovered Stolen Vehicle
— 1 Firearm Seized#HonorFirst pic.twitter.com/8KtEY1LufQ— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) February 2, 2024
Unlike the Del Rio Sector, where most migrants cross the border to give up to the very first police authorities they can discover, in the Tucson Sector, migrants typically wear camouflage and effort to prevent apprehension.
Tucson Sector representatives with #HorsePatrol possessions effectively tracked and captured a group of prohibited migrants near Douglas, Arizona. Migrants typically turn to camouflage methods to avert detection and capture when going into the U.S. unlawfully. pic.twitter.com/DiE94MRe6l
— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) February 7, 2024
TheTucson Sectorcontinues to be the busiest of the Border Patrol station with the apprehension of around 80,000 migrants in December (2,580 each day), Breitbart TexasreportedThe previous record for migrant apprehensions in the Tucson Sector was embeded in March 2000 when representatives came across 76,245 migrants, according to U.S. Border Patrol Encounter Reports. The December report of roughly 80,000 migrants beats that record by almost 5 percent.
A chart embedded in the report reveals the numbers for the recently in January leapt back to the levels seen in December when Tucson Sector representatives broke a record returning to the Clinton administration. (U.S. Border Patrol/Tucson Sector)
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According to informal Border Patrol reports evaluated by Breitbart Texas, January apprehensions in the Tucson Sector was up to around 51,000 migrants (1,645 daily). As the chart above exposes, the decrease was brief.
The overall variety of migrant apprehensions for the last 2 weeks for this single border sector stands at 25,881 (1,849 each day), Modlin’s informal reports verify.
Bob Priceis the Breitbart Texas-Border group’s associate editor and senior news factor. He is an initial member of the Breitbart Texas group. Cost is a routine panelist on Fox 26 Houston’sWhat’s Your Point?Sunday early morningtalk program. He likewise acts as president ofBlue Wonder Gun Care Products