BP detains group of 311 migrants who entered US via gap in border barrier near Sunland Park

U.S. Border Patrol Agents from the Santa Teresa Station discoverd a group of 311 Central American migrants entering the U.S. illegally at Sunland Park, New Mexico.

The group was detained shortly before midnight on Monday, February 11, 2019.

Border Patrol Agents working near Mt. Cristo Rey noticed the large group make its way “around the pedestrian fence in Sunland Park and took them in to custody.”

“Though this trend has been a constant in the Antelope Wells area of New Mexico, this is the first large group that has been encountered in this area this fiscal year,” the Border Patrol said.

As with the previous groups encountered in Antelope Wells, the Border Patrol said this group was comprised primarily of Central American families and unaccompanied juveniles.

The group was transported to the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station for processing. Earlier in the day, Border Patrol agents at Antelope wells apprehended a group of 330 migrants who entered the U.S. illegally.