Border Patrol arrests in Florida quietly surge
Trump administration finalizes new Border Patrol chief after two-week search to avoid prior scandal-plagued pick.
EXCLUSIVE — Border Patrol’s South Florida region for the first time rivals regions across southern border states, such as Texas, Arizona, or California, for the most illegal immigrant arrests.
As illegal immigrant apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border have slowed to historic lows under President Donald Trump and the Department of Homeland Security has focused its enforcement efforts inside the country, Border Patrol’s Miami Sector is among the organization’s top 20 regions for illegal immigrant encounters.
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