US Border Patrol apprehends 10K migrants illegally crossing into Arizona in just a week

U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 10,000 migrants crossing the Tucson, Arizona border last week, a 1,000-person increase from the week before.

"The unforgiving desert heat can be life-threatening. With temperatures soaring well above 100°, it only takes minutes for heat exhaustion and dehydration to set in," Modlin said."Those attempting to cross the border illegally underestimate the intensity of the heat and vastness of the desert."

One of those victims who needed assistance"from severe dehydration and a leg injury" was a 45-year-old Guatemalan woman rescued in the Baboquivari Peak mountains, about 50 miles southwest of Tucson. "After providing lifesaving aid, #BORSTAR agents litter-carried the woman through rigorous terrain to meet @Arizona_DPS for an airlift to a hospital," Modlin tweeted Friday.

The influx of migrants came as the termination of Title 42, the pandemic-era policy that halted asylum at the border, ended two months ago. The

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