A group of 376 Central American migrants illegally entered into the U.S. into Yuma, Ariz., on Monday, reportedly the largest group of migrants to ever tunnel into the country. The migrants burrowed through to the U.S. via seven passages dug under border fencing and then turned themselves in to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
CBP Arizona tweeted the arrival of the migrants on Thursday.
Group of 376 Central Americans illegally crossed from Mexico and inundated agents in #Yumasector on Monday morning. Almost all were families or unaccompanied juveniles. #NationalSecurity #SouthwestBorder pic.twitter.com/dWzS0LCgCV
— CBP Arizona (@CBPArizona) January 18, 2019
ABC News reported that 179 of the migrants were children, including more than 30 who were unaccompanied by a relative.
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VIDEO: Group of 376 illegally crosses border near #Yuma: https://t.co/5bCMteZbLN #abc15 pic.twitter.com/CC7t6RxBV8
— ABC15 Arizona (@abc15) January 18, 2019
Additionally, as the ongoing government shutdown closes in on a month, the Trump administration is warning of an incoming caravan of 1,300 people traveling from El Salvador.
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