861 Criminals Caught Crossing Texas Border Area, Including 92 Sex Offenders: Official

861 Criminals Caught Crossing Texas Border Area, Including 92 Sex Offenders: Official
Border Patrol agents apprehend a group of illegal immigrants near downtown El Paso, Texas, on March 15, 2021. Justin Hamel/AFP via Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A Border Patrol section chief reported that more than 861 criminals have been encountered at the border, including 92 sex offenders and 63 gang members since the start of the fiscal year.

“Within the copious amounts of groups being encountered in” the Rio Grande Valley sector in Texas, “a Salvadoran man with a prior conviction for murder was discovered” along with 862 criminal aliens, Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings wrote on Twitter Saturday.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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