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Illegal border crossers are apprehended by Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico into Eagle Pass, Texas, on Feb. 16, 2019. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
WASHINGTON—At current levels, close to 1 million people will be apprehended by Border Patrol crossing the southern border this fiscal year.
Of the estimated 1 million, around 650,000 will be family units or unaccompanied minors traveling from the Central American countries of Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador.
