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The number of Indians getting arrested while crossing the US border unlawfully has reportedly risen five-fold in the past years. As per UCBP data, in 2019-20, 19,883 Indians were apprehended. In 2020-21, 30,662 Indians were arrested while in 2021-22 this number was 63,927, according to the data.
Officers at the Port of Nogales made two large seizures totaling 28,000 fentanyl pills within one hour of each other, according to Port Director Michael Humphries.
>> that was mark morgan, acting commissioner at u.s. border protection saying the girl's father committed a crime. does that explain it away in your mind? >> no, i don't think so. i.c.e. has limited resources and we really need to be focusing on the people truly committing crimes, crimes that are dangerous related to gang violence, related to -- we do know that gang members are coming across the border in certain numbers. why are we not focusing on those deportations that should be happening, not the ones that are people just trying to work and, you know, take care of their families. this is t...
>> i'm a father. i'm a grandfather. somebody needs to do something about this. >> thursday, officials in florida's palm beach and broward counties said they were notified that about one thousand undocumented a month could be sent to the sunshine state for processing and releasing. >> it's not a good plan. we think it's a danger to this community, and it's going to put a real strain on what the resources are. >> i personally would suggest that we bring these people over to his hotel and ask the president to open his heart and home to these people as well. >> sunday, the acting dhs secretary sai...
Miami. >> u.s. border and customs did identify officials locally in those areas that they were looking at the possibility of doing this, correct. >> and those cities are also off the table now? >> correct. >> and this decision was made when? >> the commissioner -- the acting commissioner of u.s. border protection made that decision. >> yesterday? >> yes. >> meantime, thousands of migrants crowded into overwhelmed border patrol stations and photos revealing migrant children sleeping on the ground. here is cnn's rosa flores with the report on the conditions for these detainees. >> the pictures o...