(Article by Bob Price republished from Breitbart.com)
Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Jason D. Owens tweeted a video weekly recap featuring Bracketteville Station Watch Commander Fernando Zavala. The weekly update reports the apprehension of 5,571 migrants between March 12 and 18.
Del Rio Sector Weekly Recap (03/12/23 - 03/18/23)
• 5,571 Apprehensions
• 4,433 Known Gotaways
• 6 Criminals (1 Sex Offender, 2 Re-entry of Criminal, 2 Illegal Drug Trafficking, 1 Assault)
• 1 Large Group
• 74 Smuggling Cases
• 1 Firearm Seized pic.twitter.com/jrc5Hure1c
— Chief Patrol Agent Jason D. Owens (@USBPChiefDRT) March 22, 2023
In addition, officials reported 4.433 migrants to be known got-aways. These are migrants who were observed crossing the border or otherwise counted as having crossed without being apprehended. This represents more than 44 percent of the 10,004 known border crossers. This does not include migrants who crossed without being observed.
Included in the migrant apprehensions are six criminal aliens. These include one sex offender, two criminal re-entry of a deported migrant, two with convictions for drug trafficking, and one with an assault conviction.
Del Rio Sector agents apprehended a Honduran national who illegally entered the United States. Record checks revealed he was previously convicted for sexual assault of a child. Agents continuously interdict criminals like this from entering our communities! pic.twitter.com/Ty2Sit7Jgf
— Chief Patrol Agent Jason D. Owens (@USBPChiefDRT) March 22, 2023
While the Del Rio Sector leads the nation in the category of large migrant groups, only one such encounter took place during this reporting period.
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