Two Large Groups Apprehended in RGV
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
EDINBURG (News Release) - Rio Grande Valley Sector (RGV) Border Patrol agents encountered 233 illegal migrants in two large groups.
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— Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings (@USBPChiefRGV) July 8, 2021
On Sunday July 4, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents encountered 90 migrants after they illegally entered the United States through Hidalgo, Texas. Within minutes, 28 more subjects entered behind them. The group of 118 migrants consisted of 75 family members, 15 unaccompanied children, and 28 single adults. The migrants are from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua.
On Tuesday, June 6, MCS agents working near Mission, Texas, observed a large group of migrants illegally enter the United States. Agents apprehended 115 migrants and identified 68 as family members, 40 as unaccompanied children, and 7 as single adults. The migrants are citizens of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Ecuador.
Border Patrol processed the subjects accordingly.
