Nearly 200 undocumented migrants found in Southwest New Mexico

ANTELOPE WELLS, N.M. — The United States Border Patrol agents apprehended 194 undocumented migrants on August 18 in Antelope Wells, New Mexico. The undocumented migrants in this group were primarily of Central American families and unaccompanied juveniles. According to U.S. Border Patrol, agents encountered the group at 3 a.m. attempting to illegally enter the United State at the camp Bounds Forward Operating Base adjacent to the Antelope Wells Port of Entry. The majority of undocumented migrants in the group were from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. U.S. Border Patrol says though recent monthly figures show a decrease in apprehensions, they continue to arrest high numbers of undocumented migrants entering the United States compared to last year. “This high number of apprehensions continue to present a challenge to our border operations as this remains a national security and humanitarian crisis,” the U.S. Border Patrol news release said...MORE