YUMA, Ariz. — More than 110 migrants from Central America are in federal custody after Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents say they climbed over a border wall near Yuma on Monday.
On Monday #CBP #YumaSector Border Patrol agents apprehended a group of 110+ Central Americans who illegally scaled the wall with the assistance of a smuggler with a ladder #NationalSecurity #SouthwestBorder pic.twitter.com/T19JzI3xeC
— CBP Arizona (@CBPArizona) January 23, 2019
According to a tweet from CBP, a smuggler helped them climb over the wall by using a ladder.
Last week, CBP found 376 migrants in San Luis after agents said they dug under a border wall. CBP said 179 of them were children, including 30 unaccompanied minors.