A VERY BUSY DAY MONDAY FOR BORDER PATROL AGENTS IN THE EL PASO SECTOR. THE BORDER PATROL SAYS OVER 22-HUNDRED PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED FOR ENTERING THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY. THE ARRESTS BEGAN JUST AFTER 2AM WHEN 200 ILLEGAL ALIENS WERE APPREHENDED NEAR THE ANTELOPE WELLS PORT OF ENTRY IN NEW MEXICO.
CENTRAL AMERICAN FAMILIES AND UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN MADE UP THE BULK OF THOSE ARRESTED. SO FAR THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE BORDER PATROL HAS ARRESTED OVER 130-THOUSAND PEOPLE COMPARED TO 16-THOUSAND AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
