Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials said in a statement that agents arrested over 1,800 illegal aliens at the southern border in the El Paso sector on April 16.
Officials said the arrests began shortly before 1 a.m., when agents encountered two large groups. The first group consisting of more than 230 people was encountered at the Antelope Wells Port of Entry, while the second group with over 360 people were arrested just west of Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
