In what is a record-breaking haul for the Border Patrol, they captured 1,036 illegal aliens in one fell swoop, breaking the old record of 424 set just a couple of weeks ago. The bust took place near the El Paso crossing.
Still, the Democrats swear there is no emergency, but the truth is they want the mass illegal migration and could care less how many Americans are displaced from their jobs or how much the US taxpayers have to spend to support them. That’s because more and more illegals are managing to get registered to vote. And they vote Democrat.
The group of 1,036 is the largest ever encountered by the Border Patrol; the previous record of 424 was set last month.
Customs and Border Protection has noticed a trend in the number of large groups crossing the border together. In fiscal year 2018, border agents encountered 13 groups of more than 100 immigrants. Now, they have seen that same number in a single day, according to Brian Hastings, the chief law enforcement operations directorate for the U.S. Border Patrol.
President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday that he will make his “biggest statement on the border” later in the day or on Friday.
A third U.S. official expects the large group apprehension to be a major part of his announcement.
The 1,036 immigrants included 934 people traveling in family groups, 63 children traveling alone, 39 single adults and others who had not yet been identified. All of those processed as of Wednesday morning are from the Northern Triangle countries of Central America, with 515 from Guatemala, 135 from Honduras and 76 from El Salvador.
Immigration advocates say more immigrants are traveling in large groups because they believe in “safety in numbers,” as conditions along their journey are treacherous. U.S. officials say the large groups overwhelm medical teams and border agents, who are most often patrolling in pairs.