Border Patrol Agents Apprehend Largest Group Ever Encountered

U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehend 1,036 May 29, 2019 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection is licensed under Flickr U.S. Government Work

WASHINGTON – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Paso Sector apprehended the largest group of illegal aliens ever encountered early Wednesday morning. Agents took custody of 1,036 people after they illegally crossed the border in El Paso, Texas, shortly after 4 a.m., MDT.

The group crossed the Rio Grande and were immediately taken into custody by Border Patrol agents south of downtown El Paso, between Bridge of the Americas and Stanton Street Bridge.

“The apprehension of 1,036 individuals in a single group – the largest group ever encountered by Border Patrol agents – demonstrates the severity of the border security and humanitarian crisis at our Southwest border,” said CBP Deputy Commissioner Robert E. Perez. “The dedicated men and women of CBP, and in particular the U.S Border Patrol, are doing their very best every day to address the influx of family units and unaccompanied children.”
U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehend 1,036 May 29, 2019 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection is licensed under Flickr U.S. Government Work