Homeland Security officials announced today (March 5, 2019) that the number of families snared trying to sneak into the U.S. southern border soared by 50 percent in one month alone, setting an all-time record with more than 36,000 family members apprehended, according to the Washington Times website.
The government also encountered some 70 groups of at least 100 migrants during the first five months of the fiscal year, shattering records and placing new challenges on Border Patrol agents.
The mini-caravans are being funneled to some of the remotest parts of the border, where there is little in the way of medicinal help and it takes hours to process and transport the groups.
Kevin McAleenan, commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said, "We are facing alarming trends." He added the numbers signal the existence of an immigration and humanitarian crisis, reinforcing President Trump's assertion of an emergency necessitating his redirection of money to build a border wall.
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