Agents in the busiest of Border Patrol's nine regions encountered 10,000 migrants this week

Border Patrol agents stationed in South Texas, the busiest region of the U.S.-Mexico border, have encountered more than 10,000 migrants illegally crossing the border this week alone. Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings of the Rio Grande Valley sector announced Friday evening that federal law enforcement agents in the region apprehended 2,000 people on Thursday, making it one of the highest numbers in history. In the first 18 days of March, more than 34,000 people have been stopped while attempting to enter the country illegally.-- More...