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88 migrants captured in Sasabe, 71 were unaccompanied children

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Posted at 6:40 PM, Aug 09, 2022
and last updated 2022-08-09 21:40:52-04

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A group of 88 migrants were taken into custody by Tucson U.S. Border Patrol Agents.

Officials say most of them were Guatemalan citizens.

The capture happened near Sasabe, Arizona.

Agents say out of the 81 children, 71 were unaccompanied.

A CBP spokesman told KGUN 9 that "unaccompanied children would be held by Tucson Sector for processing pending transfer to Health and Human Services/Office of Refugee Resettlement."

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