Del Rio Sector Border Patrol arrested 54 convicted sex offenders since October 2023.
The information came from Chief Patrol Agent Robert Danley.
“Since October 1, 2023, Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents have apprehended 54 convicted sex offenders after illegally crossing the border and attempting to evade law enforcement. Our agents remain steadfast in safeguarding our border and protecting our communities,” Danley wrote on X.
Since October 1, 2023, Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents have apprehended 54 convicted sex offenders after illegally crossing the border and attempting to evade law enforcement. Our agents remain steadfast in safeguarding our border and protecting our communities.#usbp pic.twitter.com/wW0Voe380S
— Chief Patrol Agent Robert Danley (@USBPChiefDRT) April 10, 2024
During the week of March 31-April 6, the Del Rio Sector had 1,956 apprehensions, 472 gotaways, 28 smuggling cases, and 4 rescues.
Del Rio Sector Weekly Recap 3/31/24-4/6/24#lawemforcement #usbp pic.twitter.com/JylAxLN2ob
— Chief Patrol Agent Robert Danley (@USBPChiefDRT) April 9, 2024
Since President Joe Biden took office in 2021, over 7 million illegal immigrants have been encountered, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data.
A fact sheet from the House Committee on Homeland Security details that FY23 was the “worst year” along America’s borders.
“In the final month of FY2023, CBP recorded 269,735 encounters at the Southwest border, marking another unprecedented milestone under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and President Joe Biden’s open-borders policies,” the fact sheet reads.
“In FY23, CBP recorded more than 2.4 million encounters at the Southwest border and more than 3.2 million encounters nationwide. Just this fiscal year, 169 individuals on the terrorist watchlist were apprehended attempting to enter the country illegally, and at least 1.7 million known gotaways have evaded apprehension since FY2021,” the committee adds.
Over 35,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or outstanding warrants were also arrested, including 598 gang members. Of those 178 were part of MS-13, an international criminal gang.
