Record numbers of illegal aliens are being apprehended in the Yuma Sector.

This week alone , Yuma Sector detained three large groups of illegal aliens. On Monday , a group of nearly 800 individuals , another group of 500 detained on Tuesday and on Wednesday morning nearly 160 illegal aliens were taken into custody near San Luis. So far this fiscal year more than 50,000 illegal aliens have been apprehended in the Yuma Sector , that's more than double to total for last fiscal year when the number had doubled from the previous year. The Border Patrol has spent more than $1 million in humanitarian costs for the care of families and unaccompanied alien children in custody in fiscal year 2019. The City of Yuma last month issued an Emergency Declaration as local resources and humanitarian agencies in the city have been overwhelmed with housing and other needs of the individuals that have been apprehended.