BP: More than 2,500 migrants caught over Labor Day weekend
Chief patrol agent believes border and national security are one in the same
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The U.S. Border Patrol announces Tuesday morning agents apprehended over 2,500 migrants, whom attempted to cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, throughout Labor Day weekend.
#YumaSector #USBP agents apprehended more than 2,500 migrants who illegally entered the United States from Mexico over the holiday weekend. This photo from the field captured a group of 71 that entered early Monday morning. #BorderSecurity is #NationalSecurity pic.twitter.com/At60curIh0
— Chief Patrol Agent Chris T. Clem (@USBPChiefYUM) September 7, 2021
Chief Patrol Agent Chris T. Clem says the Yuma Sector caught a group of 71 undocumented individuals early Monday morning.
According to him, border security is national security.
