Northern border sector sees over 19K illegal immigrants caught in FY 24, more than past 17 years combined
More than 19,000 illegal immigrants have been apprehended along one northern border sector over the past year, officials said Wednesday. During fiscal year 2024, which ran from Oct. 1, 2023 through Monday, agents at the U.S. Border Patrol’s Swanton Sector along the U.S.-Canadian border caught illegal immigrants from 97 countries, sector Chief Patrol Agent Robert…