The Tucson Border Patrol Sector has seen a significant increase in migrants over the past few months.
TUCSON, Ariz. — An increase in migrants mixed with scorching temperatures, can make for extremely dangerous conditions.
"The Ajo substation for U.S. Border Patrol was never designed to process as many individuals as what we're seeing and so it was kind of a recipe for really bad things to happen," Volunteer with Border Action Network Brad Jones said.CBP officials tell KGUN 9 no migrants have died of heat related illness in their care since the beginning of this heat wave.
“CBP and the Border Patrol agents responding to this influx, assess and screen individuals upon initial contact in these isolated areas; prioritizing transportation and medical attention of the most vulnerable and those who require immediate medical attention.”
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