Border Patrol agents in the nation’s two busiest sectors continue to be overwhelmed by large migrant groups crossing from Mexico into South Texas.
Human smugglers utilize the tactic of moving large groups of migrants across the border to tie up Border Patrol resources.
Officials identified the migrants in these three groups as citizens of Cuba and countries from Central and South America. Agents identified the migrants as citizens of Cuba along with migrants from Asia and other Central and South American countries. They included 638 family units, 340 unaccompanied minors, and 193 single adults, officials stated.
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