Large numbers of unaccompanied migrant children apprehended in Tucson Sector

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TUCSON, Aris. – U.S. Border Protection agents reacted again Wednesday to a large group of non-citizens in southern Arizona, near San Miguel.

Tucson Sector Agents responded to the illegal entry of a group of 197 migrants around 7:15 a.m.

Two days earlier, agents encountered a group of 48 migrants near Sasabe, Arizona. 39 were adolescents aged 5 to 17 years. 27 were children from Guatemala.

All members of both groups were transported to Tucson for processing.

As of June, the Tucson Sector Border Patrol had hit more than 13,600 unaccompanied children without citizenship in the fiscal year to date, a 189 percent year-over-year increase.

For more information about this press release, please contact the Tucson Sector Public Affairs Office at tca-pao@cbp.dhs.gov or call 520-748-3210.

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~ CBP ~

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