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Border Patrol agents have apprehended over 500 individuals from the continent of Africa in the Del Rio Sector since May 30, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
The migrants—most of them family units from Congo, Angola and Cameroon—are increasingly found trying to cross the Rio Grande River, exacerbating an immigration crisis primarily driven by Central Americans.
“The introduction of this new population places additional burdens on processing stations, to include language and cultural differences,” Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Raul L. Ortiz said in a CBP press statement Wednesday.
Border agents are not sure what routes African migrants are using to reach the U.S., but like their Central American counterparts, they appear to understand the loopholes around American immigration laws.
Most of the African groups, according to CBP, are made up of family units. The presence of a related child makes it much more difficult for U.S. officials to quickly deport illegal migrants.
