DHS: Illegal immigration at ‘elevated levels’ in December

By Pete Kasperowicz

Published January 19, 2017 1:39am ET

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DHS: Illegal immigration at ‘elevated levels’ in December — A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent walks with suspected immigrants caught entering the country illegally along the Rio Grande in Hidalgo, Texas. The Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that 'elevated' levels of illegal immigrants continued to pour into the country in December. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) | Eric Gay

Apprehensions of illegal immigrants at the Southwest border continued to rise in December, showing that the border crisis that surprised Washington, D.C., policymakers in fiscal year 2014 has not abated.

DHS said Wednesday that 43,272 people were apprehended in December, well above the 29,528 people apprehended three Decembers ago, when a flood of immigrants caused a humanitarian crisis at the border.

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