Del Rio Sector Border Patrol officials report that two migrants died over the weekend while attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. Agents also apprehended nearly 3,000 migrants while more than 1,000 more avoided apprehension.
Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Jason D. Owens tweeted a video report indicating agents in his sector apprehended 2,915 migrants over the weekend. In addition, another 1,092 were known “got-aways.”
In addition to the two deaths, agents rescued 70 migrants. Of those, 43 were found in a rail car hauler where temperatures can climb to deadly levels.
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