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U.S. Border Patrol said agents detained the largest group ever intercepted at one time, consisting of 424 individuals, in New Mexico, on April 30. Pictured is a second, smaller group of 230 illegal immigrants apprehended on April 30 in Antelope Wells. U.S. Border Patrol
Border Patrol agents have caught the largest group of illegal immigrants ever to be intercepted at one time, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Officials said in a statement that the historic interception—carried out in New Mexico on April 30—amounted to a total of 424 illegal immigrants.
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