US Border Patrol detained 240,988 illegal migrants along the Mexican border in Octoberwhich represents an 11% decrease from the previous month, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Tuesday.

Arrests of persons in families decreased by 14% the number of unaccompanied children decreased by 16% and the number of adults traveling alone fell by 7%.

Of the total number of those arrested There were 188,778 cases between official border entry points.which is 14% less than in September.

In a statement, CBP recalled that on October 5, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that The United States will begin returning Venezuelans to their country.

“October 18 The first export flight to Venezuela was carried out And since then, flights have been carried out regularly,” he noted.

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The agency noted that the arrests of Venezuelans on the border with Mexico decreased by 65%, from October 15 to October 30, compared to the same period of the previous month.

On the other hand, CBP reported that last October 753 kilograms of fentanyl seized as part of its strategy to stop the smuggling of synthetic drugs.

During the 2023 fiscal year ended September 30, CBP seized more than 12,247 kilograms of fentanylup from 6,622 kilograms in FY2022.

According to the agency, fentanyl seizures in fiscal year 2023 increased by more than 860% compared to 2019.

(EFE)