US–Mexico Border Arrests Top 200,000 for Second Straight Month

Border Patrol agents detain illegal immigrants who have just crossed into the United States from Mexico under the international bridge in Del Rio, Texas, on Sept. 14, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

Arrests at the United States’ southern border topped 200,000 for a second consecutive month and remain on track to set a new yearly record, according to newly released data.

Border agents apprehended 208,887 people last month, a slight dip from July but up more than four times from August 2020 and three times from August 2019, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data show.