Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 12,000 migrants during the past week. Unofficial Border Patrol reports reviewed by Breitbart Texas reveal the apprehension of approximately 50,000 migrants so far this month.
Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John R. Modlin posted a report on social media showing that his agents apprehended 12,000 migrants during the past week. The agents also carried out approximately 700 rescues of migrants in distress in the Arizona desert.
Week in Review…
— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) September 29, 2023
- 12,000 Apprehensions
- 700 Rescues
- 150 Federal Criminal Cases
- 17 Human Smuggling Events
- 10 Narcotics Events#HonorFirst pic.twitter.com/cKqr5mWqVq
Modlin stated that the agents also arrested approximately 150 people on federal criminal charges. The report also reveals 17 human smuggling interdictions and ten drug seizures.
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One week earlier, Modlin reported the apprehension of 11,000 migrants in the same sector. One of those migrants was a convicted rapist who was deported after a conviction in the state of Washington.
Week in Review...
— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) September 22, 2023
- 11,000 Apprehensions
- 500 Rescues
- 100 Federal Criminal Cases
- 15 Human Smuggling Events
- 6 Narcotics Events#HonorFirst pic.twitter.com/jyPGGnpOnt
With one day to go in the fiscal year, Tucson Sector agents have apprehended more than 372,000 migrants. This includes official and unofficial Border Patrol reports reviewed by Breitbart Texas.
Official numbers for September and the year-end report for FY23 will likely be released late in October.
Bob Price is the Breitbart Texas-Border team’s associate editor and senior news contributor. He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team. Price is a regular panelist on Fox 26 Houston’s What’s Your Point? Sunday-morning talk show. Follow him on Twitter @BobPriceBBTX.
