Border Patrol apprehensions of illegal border crossers in Texas dropped 51% in one year, according to federal data.
In fiscal 2023, Border Patrol agents reported 1,045,655 apprehensions of illegal border crossers in five U.S. Customs and Border Protection sectors in Texas, excluding those apprehended in New Mexico which fall into one of these sectors, in fiscal 2023.
The drop occurred after Abbott in January 2023 hired Texas' first border czar, a retired Border Patrol supervisor, Mike Banks, who implemented a "PDI strategy", The Center Square first reported.
In fiscal 2024, the El Paso Sector reported the third most Border Patrol apprehensions, fueled by New Mexico, behind the Tucson and San Diego sectors.
Border Patrol agents in Arizona, California and New Mexico apprehended a combined total of nearly 1 million illegal border crossers, nearly double the number of those in Texas, according to the data.
Border Patrol agents reported the next greatest number of apprehensions in the Del Rio Sector of 244,105, according to CBP data.
The Laredo Sector reported the next greatest number of 31,108 Border Patrol apprehensions.
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