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MS-13 gang arrests increase by nearly 50 percent by U.S. Border Patrol

Border Patrol Arrests of MS-13 Gangsters Up 50 Percent in 2018.

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Jeremy Spencer
October 1, 2018

U.S. Border Patrol Agents reported that the arrests of criminal illegal alliens among MS-13 gang members increased by nearly 50 percent in Fiscal Year 2017.

With one month left to go in Fiscal Year of 2018, 377 MS-13 gang members have been arrested, according to a report from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This is a 48.7 percent increase over the total number arrested in 2017.

The 377 arrests of MS-13 gang members is the highest reported number since Fiscal Year 2014 which had 437 arrests.

In total, U.S. Border Patrol agents successfully stopped 728 gang members from entering the U.S. this fiscal year. This is up from 536 in all of FY 2017 (a nearly 36 percent increase).

The increase in arrests of gang members by the Border Patrol stands in contrast to the total number of criminal aliens arrested at or near the border during the same period. The number of criminal aliens arrested fell from a high in 12,842 in FY2016 to 8,531 in FY2017 and then to 6,259 so far in FY2018, the report stated.

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Jeremy Spencer

Jeremy Spencer grew up in rural South Georgia and has served as a healthcare provider, high school science teacher, school administrator, and state education official. Jeremy is currently the market and content manager for All on Georgia-Camden and Glynn Counties. Jeremy’s focus is local news, statewide education issues, and statewide political commentary for the All on Georgia News Network. Jeremy has served as an education policy analyst for local legislators and state education leaders as well as a campaign strategist for local and statewide political campaigns. Jeremy holds degrees in science and education from the University of Georgia, Piedmont College, and Valdosta State University. Jeremy has lived in Camden County for over 17 years.

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Matt LaFramboise

December 11, 2018 at 6:36 pm

And did you plan on saying when compared to all arrests the percentage increase was 0.01 to 0.02%?

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Fedupa

February 17, 2019 at 4:32 pm

There’s no crisis, they said. No need to help our law enforcement at the border. Here’s the truth about the border: Seeing is believing, unless you practice cognitive dissonance, of course:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7Z4LCLjb4c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWJbazGLhH4

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