A single group consisting of more than 700 migrants crossed the Rio Grande into Eagle Pass, Texas, and quickly surrendered to authorities.
According to a CBP media release, 320 members of the large migrant group were single adult males. Nearly 200 in the group were single adult females. The remainder of the group consisted of 74 family units and 12 unaccompanied migrant children.The U.S. Border Patrol categorizes groups of 100 or more as “large groups.” This fiscal year, which began Oct. 1, the Del Rio Sector, which includes Eagle Pass, accounts for nearly 90 percent of all large groups encountered by the U.S.
The migrants were taken to a nearby Border Patrol processing facility where, according to a source within CBP, most will be released inside the United States as they pursue asylum claims.within the Del Rio Sector in a one-week period ending December 3. During the same week, more than 4,000 migrants entered the country and managed to elude apprehension. Most of the large groups encountered within the Del Rio Sector enter the United States in the Eagle Pass area of operations.
The increase in migrant traffic has impacted the Border Patrol’s ability to field routine patrols in many border areas within the sector. As most Border Patrol agents are relegated to transporting, processing, and providing humanitarian care for the increasing number of migrants surrendering in large numbers, fewer agents are available to detect and pursue migrants who attempt to evade arrest.is a 32-year veteran of the United States Border Patrol.
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