Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended approximately 1,100 migrants who illegally entered the United States from Mexico over the weekend.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), several large groups were among those entries: groups of 45, 47 and 57 on Friday; 108 and 60 on Saturday; 41 and 71 on Sunday and 52 and 49 on Monday morning.
Agents also thwarted an attempted mass entry near the San Luis Port of Entry. A group breached the old primary fence and attempted to advance north, but was stopped by agents in the area. A small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) operated by a Border Patrol supervisor recorded the mass coordinated entry. The sUAS captured subjects carrying ladders, tarps and pry bars as they attempted to climb the secondary fence.
Agents pushed the group back south into Mexico through the initial fence breach and a San Luis Rio Colorado municipal police unit forced them to scatter from the area.
#YumaSector Border Patrol agents apprehended approximately 1,100 migrants who illegally entered the United States from Mexico over the weekend and thwarted an attempted coordinated mass entry after a group breached the old primary fence. #BorderSecurity is #NationalSecurity pic.twitter.com/yOsAnhXy1P
— Chief Patrol Agent Chris T. Clem (@USBPChiefYUM) August 23, 2021