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Honduran Migrants Assault Mexican Authorities, Escape into Border City

Authorities in the Mexican border city Piedras Negras, Coahuila, are searching for three Honduran migrants who escaped custody after assaulting a customs officer. The assault comes at a time when authorities in Mexico are seeing an increase in the number of migrants reaching the city in an attempt to enter the U.S. and request asylum.

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, MEXICO - FEBRUARY 08: Migrants, most of whom are part of a recently arrive

Migrant Apprehensions at Border Jump 16 Percent in September

The apprehension of migrants who illegally cross the border between ports of entry jumped again. The nearly 55,000 migrants arrested in September marks the fifth-straight month of increased apprehensions. However, apprehensions for the year fell by 53 percent from the previous year’s total.

Nogales Station Border Patrol agents apprehend 21 migrants found in a human smuggling stas