Border Patrol from the Swanton sector in reported Monday that it encountered a historic number of illegal crossers coming over the Canadian border into the U.S. last month.Agents apprehended 367 people in January, mostly Mexican nationals, which they say is more than they encountered In January since 2011 combined. The average number of crossings in the Swanton Sector over the last 12 years is just 28.Swanton Sector Chief Patrol Agent Robert N. Garcia noted that agents are coming across at higher rates more family groups with young children and infants crossing the border.
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