Photo of illegal alien apprehensions posted on X by U.S. Border Patrol Chief Agent John R. Modlin | X
Photo of illegal alien apprehensions posted on X by U.S. Border Patrol Chief Agent John R. Modlin | X
11,900 illegal aliens were apprehended in the U.S Border Patrol's Tucson Sector during the week ending February 16, 2024.
That's according to data reported on X by John R. Modlin, Chief Patrol Agent of the sector.
There were also 15 human smuggling events, reported Modlin, which makes 81 such events reported during the past four weeks in the Tucson Sector.
U.S. Border Patrol, a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for safeguarding the nation's borders and preventing illegal entry of people and contraband. Established in 1924, it operates in 328 ports of entry and protects 7,000 miles of land borders and 95,000 miles of maritime borders.
One of the nine sectors of the U.S.-Mexico border is the Tucson Sector, which covers 262 border miles and includes all of the Arizona-Mexico border and parts of the California-Mexico border.
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