Border Patrol agents in the Tucson area continue to lead efforts to secure migrants in nine districts in the Southwest. In the past four weeks, personnel in this sector have encountered more than 46,000 migrants who illegally crossed the border between ports of entry.
Tucson District Patrol Chief Agent John Modlin posted his weekly roundup on X, revealing that agents had arrested 11,300 immigrants in the past week. This brings the total number of migrants over the past four weeks to 46,200, or 1,600 per day.
Review of this week…
– 11,300 concerns
– 144 federal criminal cases
– 16 people smuggling event
– 14 rescues
– 9 drug events
– 8 lbs.of cocaine
– 7 lbs.of heroin
– 4 major arrests
– 2 lbs.of fentanyl
– One firearm seized. #honor first pic.twitter.com/mbbFB2Biq— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) January 26, 2024
Apprehending more than 46,000 immigrants in 28 days would normally be a crisis-level rate, but that number increased in January, when agents arrested a record-breaking 80,185 immigrants. It has decreased significantly compared to . January’s number of apprehensions was the lowest since July, when authorities reported 39,215 encounters with migrants.
Almost half (99,186) of the migrants encountered in the first quarter of FY2024, which began on October 1, 2023, were family units. From October to December, Tucson investigators encountered an additional 89,365 single adults and 11,507 unaccompanied minors.
Following record migrant encounters in December, Modlin reported that 13,800 people were arrested in the first week of January.
Review of this week…
13,800 concerns
89 federal criminal cases
11 Rescue
6 Human smuggling case
2 serious arrest
2 drug eventA previously deported Mexican national was sentenced to prison for assaulting a USBP employee near Douglas, Arizona. https://t.co/MgQGoFvf6h pic.twitter.com/XS5UlksyO
— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) January 5, 2024
The following week, the number of encounters with migrants dropped significantly to 9,200.
Review of this week…
– 9,200 concerns
– 124 lbs.Marijuana
– 73 federal criminal cases
– 6 rescues
– 6 drug events
– 5 human smuggling events
– 1 Felony Arrest (Sex Offender)
#honor first pic.twitter.com/POOigV5cFw— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) January 12, 2024
In the third week of January, the number rose again to 11,900.
Review of this week…
-11,900 anxiety
-126 federal criminal cases
-22 Rescue
-10 Human Smuggling Event
-5 drug event
-3 major arrests
-1 Recovered stolen vehiclehonor first pic.twitter.com/ouHLyPXrvt
— John R. Modlin (@USBPChiefTCA) January 19, 2024
CBP officials attribute the decline in January encounters to historical seasonal trends and increased enforcement activity in Mexico. “Consistent with historical trends and increased enforcement, preliminary numbers show that the number of port-to-entry encounters at the Southwest border decreased by more than 50% during the first two weeks of January,” CBP officials said. Stated. said “The men and women of CBP continue to enforce our nation’s immigration laws at and between ports of entry and continue to work with our Mexican partners along our common border.”
bob price He is an associate editor and senior news contributor on the Breitbart Texas Border Team. He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team.Price is a regular panelist on Fox 26 Houston what is your point? sunday morning talk show.He is also the president of blue wonder cancer care products. Follow him on Twitter @BobPriceBBTX.
