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New border surge prompts 10% jump in 2019 prediction to 1,072,000 illegal immigrants

By Paul Bedard
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New border surge prompts 10% jump in 2019 prediction to 1,072,000 illegal immigrants

Calling the surprising May surge in illegal immigrant arrests on the border the “worst case scenario,” a top immigration analyst has boosted the expected level of crossings 10%, to over 1 million.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday revealed that May apprehensions topped 144,000. This year has seen 676,315 apprehensions so far, up 99% over this time last year.

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