10,000 Illegal Immigrants Apprehended at Tucson Border Sector

A U.S. Border Patrol agent with a group of illegal immigrants he tracked through rugged terrain at the Organ Pipe National Monument, Ariz., on Sept. 28, 2022. John Moore/Getty Images

On July 29, the Tucson, Arizona, Border Patrol announced it had apprehended 10,000 illegal immigrants in the past week—up by about 1,000 from the week before.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John Modlin reported that his team apprehended 10,000 illegal immigrants and intercepted 21 human smuggling attempts in the Tucson border area.