Border Patrol Chief Reveals ‘Staggering’ Number of Migrant Apprehensions Over 3 Days
With days to go until a pandemic-era border restriction is lifted, the head of the U.S. Border Patrol is sharing some “staggering” details about the number of apprehensions of migrants attempting to cross the border. On…
With days to go until a pandemic-era border restriction is lifted, the head of the U.S. Border Patrol is sharing some “staggering” details about the number of apprehensions of migrants attempting to cross the border.
On Monday, Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz tweeted that in the past 72 hours, there had been 26,382 apprehensions of migrants attempting to cross the border and roughly 7,399 who evaded law enforcement.
He noted three sex offenders, one wanted felon, and one gang member were apprehended.
Additionally, Ortiz shared 164 pounds of marijuana, 83 pounds of meth, 66 pounds of cocaine, 11 pounds of fentanyl, and five pounds of heroin were intercepted.
Ortiz added, “Great work over the weekend!”
Fox News Bill Melugin shared Ortiz’s tweet and wrote, “Border Patrol reports a staggering 26,382 migrant apprehensions in just a 3 day span.”
“That is an average of 8,794 per day, which is the highest daily average I have ever seen reported,” he added.
The numbers come as Title 42, which allowed the government to quickly expel migrants, is set to expire on May 11.
Officials are expecting a surge of border crossings when the policy ends. Estimates about the surge range from over 10,000 illegal border crossings per day once the policy ends.
Earlier this month, the Biden administration