Arrests at US–Mexico Border This Year on Track to Set Record: Expert

Arrests at US–Mexico Border This Year on Track to Set Record: Expert
Illegal immigrants wait to be magistrated on trespassing charges in Kinney County outside the Sheriff's Office in Brackettville, Texas, on Aug. 6, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The number of illegal border crossings ending in apprehension by U.S. agents is on track to set a record by the end of the year, according to a new analysis.

The current record was set in 2000 under President Bill Clinton, when more than 1.6 million illegal immigrants were arrested that year after crossing the border.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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