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In recent weeks, Mexican authorities have apprehended hundreds of Cubans, many of them hidden in tractor trailers.

From Washington Post • May 4, 2022

In turn, they have apprehended 1,091 people crossing the border illegally.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2022

Since October, border officials have apprehended 900,000 undocumented migrants at the southwest border, the Homeland Security Department said on Tuesday.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2022

Border Patrol agents have apprehended 1,659,206 illegal migrants in fiscal 2021, a record for apprehensions at the southwest border.

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2021

Police have apprehended three teenage boys who were seen in the area on the night of the incident.

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone