The number of undocumented immigrants crossing the southern US border last month was the highest total for February in 12 years, according to new statistics released by Customs and Border Protection. - JuliaEAinsley
A Central American migrant who hopes to reach the United States, climbs the US-Mexico border fence in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, on Dec. 29, 2018.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.WASHINGTON — The number of undocumented immigrants crossing the southern border last month was the highest total for February in 12 years, according to statistics released by Customs and Border Protection on Tuesday.
Still, February did not set an overall record for border traffic. Before 2008, monthly border crossings were consistently over 100,000, and were higher than 200,000 per month in 2000.
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