{"id":1426810,"date":"2022-04-09T10:14:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T14:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1426810"},"modified":"2022-04-09T10:14:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T14:14:53","slug":"226-migrants-apprehended-at-single-border-crossing-site-in-24-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/226-migrants-apprehended-at-single-border-crossing-site-in-24-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"226 Migrants Apprehended at Single Border Crossing Site in 24 Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F226-migrants-apprehended-at-single-border-crossing-site-in-24-hours%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1426810&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 226 migrants at a single border crossing location in a 24-hour period. The apprehensions are part of a record number of migrant crossings along the southwest border with Mexico.<\/p>\n<p>Rio Grande Valley Sector Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings tweeted photos of agents making apprehensions of two large migrant groups at a single border crossing on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happening Now:<\/p>\n<p>Rio Grande City agents are currently in La Grulla, TX with a large group of 100+ migrants.<\/p>\n<p>Last night, RGC agents apprehended an additional 126 migrants in the same location. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OlkDgSaxsT\">pic.twitter.com\/OlkDgSaxsT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chief Patrol Agent Brian Hastings (@USBPChiefRGV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChiefRGV\/status\/1512519038370566154?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hastings said Rio Grande City agents apprehended one group of more than 100 migrants near La Grulla, Texas, during the early morning hours of April 8. Less than 24 hours earlier, the agents apprehended another 126 migrants at the same location.<\/p>\n<p>Unofficial apprehension numbers obtained from a source operating under U.S. Customs and Border Protection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2022\/04\/01\/exclusive-migrant-apprehensions-in-march-set-record-for-biden-era\/\">told<\/a> Breitbart Texas that Rio Grande Valley Sector agents apprehended nearly 44,000 migrants in March. This was part of a total of approximately 209,000 migrants apprehended by Border Patrol agents along the entire southwest border with Mexico.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The March apprehensions put the total during the first six months of Fiscal Year 2022 at more than one million, Breitbart\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2022\/04\/01\/exclusive-border-patrol-apprehends-1-million-migrants-in-2022\/\">reported<\/a>. The source revealed the startling number of apprehensions that appear to still be on the increase.<\/p>\n<p>Border Patrol agents and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are expected to be overwhelmed with migrant crossings in the days and weeks following the expected end of Title 42 in late May. The resources of many federal law enforcement agencies are supposed to be stretched thin as they respond to the expected spike in already record-setting border crossings.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX)\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/michael-mccaul-biden-title-42-border-never-this-bad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">told<\/a>\u00a0Fox News on Wednesday that the administration is anticipating approximately 500,000 migrants to cross the border in the weeks following the end of Title 42.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re talking about 500,000 in the next five weeks,\u201d McCaul told Fox News. \u201cThat would be 100,000 people per week coming into the country. We don\u2019t know who they are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response,\u00a0Texas Governor Greg Abbott <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2022\/04\/07\/gov-abbott-texas-military-to-begin-mass-migration-response-drills\/\">ordered<\/a> the Texas Military Department to begin mass migration response rehearsals along the state\u2019s border with Mexico.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>During Wednesday\u2019s press conference, Gov. Abbott also announced plans to bus migrants released by federal officials in Texas to Washington, D.C., Breitbart\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2022\/04\/06\/texas-governor-orders-buses-to-transport-released-migrants-to-d-c\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are taking them to the United States Capitol where the Biden Administration will be able to more immediately address the needs of the people that they are allowing to come across our border,\u201d the governor added. The governor signed the letter to TDEM Chief Nim Kid ordering the action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexans have a backbone and the will to secure our border,\u201d Abbott stated. \u201cTwo things that Joe Biden does not have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governor added that the Biden administration is already busing released migrants from the border region to San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got a better idea,\u201d he explained. \u201cInstead of busing these people to San Antonio, let\u2019s continue the ride \u2014 all the way to Washington, D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/author\/bob-price\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/author\/bob-price\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1583344635394000&#038;usg=AFQjCNFbc5T2NTdEL9_YFsQbXuOF3xOKVQ\"><em>Bob Price<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0serves as associate editor and senior news contributor for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1583344635394000&#038;usg=AFQjCNHrdMnYOa5wlYK9eCiMk9vHw1BGNg\">Breitbart Texas-Border team<\/a>. He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team. Price is a regular panelist on Fox 26 Houston\u2019s\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/shows\/whats-your-point\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">What\u2019s Your Point?<\/a>\u00a0<i>Sunday-morning talk show.\u00a0<\/i><em>Follow him on Twitter\u00a0<\/em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobPriceBBTX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobPriceBBTX&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1583344635395000&#038;usg=AFQjCNEQb2a1GHzWfQaF6dz8gp3IFFlH8w\"><em>@BobPriceBBTX<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em><em><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Bob.Price.Texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Bob.Price.Texas\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1583344635395000&#038;usg=AFQjCNFfJwbhsecZ4WkzQBHLHi_V6PHh6Q\">Face<wbr \/>book<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended more than 226 migrants at a single border crossing location in a 24-hour period. 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