Large Migrant Groups, Unaccompanied Minors Apprehended in Arizona Desert near Border
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended three large groups of migrants who illegally crossed the border from Mexico into Arizona over the weekend. The agents also discovered three unaccompanied minors including a nine-year-old girl wandering by themselves near the border wall and a dangerous canal.
Yuma Sector Chief Patrol Agent Chris Clem tweeted an image of three unaccompanied minors walking by themselves along between a border wall and a dangerous irrigation canal on Sunday morning.
The agents took the nine-year-old girl and two boys, ages 12 and 17, into custody and processed them for transfer to ICE and Health and Human Services officials.
Also over the weekend, Yuma Sector agents apprehended three large groups of migrants near County Road 17 and the Salinity Canal. The three groups contained 42, 79, and 98 migrants respectively.
During the month of March, the last numbers officially released at this time, Yuma Sector agents apprehended 11,809 migrants. Reports show 5,231 of those were family unit aliens, 5,813 were single adult aliens, and 765 were unaccompanied alien children.
Clem tweeted that his agents apprehended 24 unaccompanied migrants just in the last week.
Since the beginning of Fiscal Year 21, which began on October 1, 2020, Yuma Sector agents apprehended 11,654 single adults, 8,183 family units, and 1,707 unaccompanied minors.
April migrant apprehension numbers are expected to be released later this week.
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White House Said There Was No Gas Shortage Before Acknowledging Problems Hours Later
The White House repeatedly reassured Americans on Monday there was no gas shortage in the United States after the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack before acknowledging supply problems hours later.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki brought Homeland Security advisor Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technologies Anne Neuberger to reassure Americans the Biden administration was on top of the crisis, urging Americans to remain calm.
“Right now, there is not a supply shortage,” Sherwood-Randall told reporters at the daily press briefing.
Psaki also note “at this point in time, I would just reiterate: We don’t see a supply issue.”
President Joe Biden spoke about the issue later, reassuring Americans he was acting to “mitigate any impact on our fuel supply” with preparations for additional steps if needed.
But as reports of gas shortages emerged and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency in the state, the White House admitted Monday evening there was a problem.
“We are monitoring supply shortages in parts of the Southeast and are evaluating every action the Administration can take to mitigate the impact as much as possible,” she wrote in a statement sent to reporters.
First-hand reports of gas shortages on the East Coast emerged on social media Monday evening and Tuesday morning as drivers were alarmed to discover gas stations without fuel.
'Does It Feel Closed?': Harris Faulkner Brings the Heat Against Biden Admin as Border Crossings Continue
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Fox News host Harris Faulkner laid into the Biden administration on Monday for claiming the border is closed and not open when their cameras at the border show the complete opposite.
Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin was live on the scene in Del Rio, Texas, as he showed large groups of illegal immigrants crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico into the United States. Melugin said it is a scene that has played out repeatedly during his short time in that area of the border.
"The Biden administration insists that the border is closed. Does it feel closed to you? Is this what it looks like? Look at the stream of migrants crossing the Rio Grande river and this is ongoing," Faulkner said to Melugin.
"This is the largest group we’ve seen so far, a group of 52 migrants that just crossed the Rio Grande. You were just showing the video a few moments ago. Almost all of them are Venezuelans. Yes, Border Patrol is here now along with local sheriff's deputies and state troopers. But again the biggest group we’ve seen do this the third day in a row. This has been happening every morning we’ve been out here in Del Rio," Melugin said.
One of the reasons why Del Rio is such a hotspot for illegal crossings into the United States is due to the Rio Grande being very shallow at that point, lessening the chance of someone getting caught in the current and being swept away as the river's current is infamously strong in other areas.
Despite the Biden administration's assurances the border is "closed" U.S. Custom and Border Protection apprehension numbers have reached all-time highs, with CBP apprehending over 172,000 people in March. April's apprehension numbers are expected to be similarly high.
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