Fifty-four convicted sex offenders have been arrested after attempting to illegally cross into the United States, according to officials.
Chief Patrol Agent Robert Danley of U.S. Border Patrol’s Del Rio section said that Del Rio sector agents have apprehended 54 convicted sex offenders since October 1, 2023, after they attempted to “evade law enforcement.”
“Our agents remain steadfast in safeguarding our border and protecting our communities,” Danley stated.
Since October 1, 2023, Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents have apprehended 54 convicted sex offenders after illegally crossing the border and attempting to evade law enforcement. Our agents remain steadfast in safeguarding our border and protecting our communities.#usbp pic.twitter.com/wW0Voe380S
— Chief Patrol Agent Robert Danley (@USBPChiefDRT) April 10, 2024
The Daily Caller reported:
Since October 1, 2023, Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents have apprehended 54 convicted sex offenders after illegally crossing the border and attempting to evade law enforcement. Our agents remain steadfast in safeguarding our border and protecting our communities.
The October numbers, which is the beginning of the fiscal year 2024 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data, were part of a record-high month late last year. Data from federal authorities showed that 240,988 migrant encounters occurred at the southern border within October, which was sustaining a record amount while under the Biden administration.
By December 2023, CBP data showed that the month was one of the highest monthly recordings ever by officials, with 302,034 encounters at both ports of entry and between ports of the U.S.-Mexico border entry. However, CBP data later showed that January dropped by an estimated 42% from December, with officials recording 176,205 total encounters along the southwest border.
The CBP also recorded that single adult numbers, unaccompanied children, and family unit encounters all decreased.
The data report stated:
“Among CBP’s 176,205 total southwest border encounters in January 2024, encounters with single adults decreased by 35% compared to December 2023, encounters with unaccompanied children decreased by 37%, and encounters with family unit individuals decreased by 51%.”
But the decrease only last a month.
According to CBP data from February 2024, authorities recorded 189,922 total encounters at the southwest border.
Agents also recorded an enormous spike in drug seizures, with” 294% more methamphetamine, 164% more heroin, and 140% more cocaine” collected in February than in January.
Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Commissioner Troy A. Miller stated:
“CBP continues to work with our foreign and domestic partners to enhance enforcement efforts: aggressively targeting unscrupulous human smugglers, and swiftly applying consequences against those who cross the border illegally and have no legal basis to remain in the United States.”
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