Yuma area border arrests drop 76 percent
Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector made 76 percent fewer arrests in the past six months than during the same period a year ago, continuing a two-year decline there and all along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Tightened security, stepped-up enforcement and a weakening U.S. economy contributed to a 17 percent drop in arrests borderwide. The Tucson Sector, the busiest border region, saw a 12 percent decline in arrests over a year ago. The Border Patrol made 157,299 arrests there from October through March. SEAN HOLSTEGE in the Arizona Republic.
Tightened security, stepped-up enforcement and a weakening U.S. economy contributed to a 17 percent drop in arrests borderwide. The Tucson Sector, the busiest border region, saw a 12 percent decline in arrests over a year ago. The Border Patrol made 157,299 arrests there from October through March. SEAN HOLSTEGE in the Arizona Republic.