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EXCLUSIVE: West Texas Border Sector Set to Break All-Time Apprehension Record

The Del Rio Border Patrol Sector has rarely been on the national radar for illegal immigrant apprehensions. Recently, an influx of Haitian, Venezuelan, and Central American migrants have pushed the sector to the third-highest rank for migrant apprehensions. With more than one quarter of the fiscal year remaining, the Del Rio Sector has now accounted for nearly 125,000 migrants put into custody.

Uvalde Station Border Patrol agents apprehend a large group of migrants in May. (Photo: U.

Migrants Found in Grain Hopper Rail Cars near Border in Texas

Border Patrol agents in the Laredo and Del Rio Sectors found more than 40 migrants being smuggled inside grain hoppers and other rail cars near the Texas-Mexico border. The practice of smuggling migrants inside these sealed containers places the migrants in life-threatening conditions.

Hebbronville Station Border Patrol agents find 15 migrants locked inside a grain hopper ra

14 Migrants Rescued in California Wilderness near Border

El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents rescued 14 migrants who became lost in the Jacumba Wilderness after illegally crossing from Mexico into California. The rescues occurred in separate incidents during a four-day period ending on June 20.

Border Patrol BORSTAR agents from the El Centro Sector provide medical assistance to dehyd

Migrant Deaths Mount as Temps Exceed 100 Degrees Along Texas Border

The death toll for migrants illegally crossing into Texas-based border sectors continues to mount as human smugglers push their “cargo” into exceedingly dangerous conditions. As the number of deaths rises, temperatures along most of the Texas-Mexico border are expected to exceed 100 degrees this week.

BORSTAR Border Patrol Agents remove body of deceased illegal alien in Brooks County. (Phot