Chinese, Jordanian, Turkish illegal immigrants caught in large numbers at southern border
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Border Patrol has encountered nationals from China, Jordan, Turkey and Mauritania crossing the U.S. southern border illegally in May, sources tell Fox News.
While the Tucson Sector in Arizona saw the most encounters, with over 33,000 illegal encounters, San Diego was a close second with over 32,000. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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In the San Diego sector, there were over 770 Jordanians, more than 670 Turkish, and over 500 Mauritanian nationals recorded crossing illegally in the sector in May, giving a glimpse into the global nature of the U.S. migrant crisis, which has expanded beyond the Western Hemisphere.
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