Migrant encounters at the southern border surged in August, to almost 233,000 for the month, with the Tucson sector posting the highest numbers in the nation for the second straight month.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Migrant encounters at the southern border surged in August, to almost 233,000 for the month, with the Tucson sector posting the highest numbers in the nation for the second straight month, according to Customs and Border Protection.
“These changes kind of occur to the shelters in the drop of a hat,” said Diego Piña Lopez, director of Casa Alitas, a migrant shelter in Tucson. He estimated that there have been “close to 50,000 or more folks that we’ve helped in the last two months” at his shelter. Yuma County Supervisor Jonathan Lines told a U.S. House hearing last week that his county faces millions of dollars in uncompensated costs for care of migrants. The Yuma sector saw encounters drop from a high of almost 31,000 in December to 6,735 in August – but has seen a total 168,268 so far this fiscal year, according to CBP.
“This is obviously going to put a strain on the border patrol facilities there, just because it’s something that they haven’t experienced recently,” Putzel said of the surging numbers.
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