Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 320 migrants along the border wall near Lukeville, Arizona in three separate groups.
The apprehensions of these migrants from 17 different nations came as President Joe Biden prepared to visit Arizona but skip the border region.
Tucson Sector Chief Patrol Agent John R. Modlin tweeted photos of large migrant groups being apprehended over the first weekend of December. The Ajo Station agents apprehended 321 migrants from 17 nations after they crossed the border from Mexico near Lukeville. The migrants traveled to Arizona from three continents, Modlin stated.
Large groups of migrants from at least 17 different countries spanning three continents were encountered by Ajo Station agents over this past weekend. In just five groups, 321 were taken into custody near Lukeville, AZ.
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