More than 600 Bangladeshi nationals caught trying to cross into U.S. from Mexico

by SBG San Antonio

Tue, September 11th 2018, 12:21 PM UTC

The Rio Grande in Mission, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool)

FILE - In this April 10, 2018, file frame from video, a National Guard troop watches over Rio Grande River on the border in Roma, Texas. President Donald Trump has asked governors to deploy thousands of National Guard troops to the border with Mexico, citing a recent surge in people crossing illegally. Apprehensions at the border fell sharply shortly after Trump took office last year but they have gradually increased in recent months. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is running for re-election this year, has eagerly complied with Trump's request, dispatching hundreds of guard members and saying that the Texas contribution could reach 1,400 or more. (AP Photo/John Mone, File)

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The Rio Grande in Mission, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool)

SAN ANTONIO — More than 600 Bangladeshi nationals have been captured while trying to illegally cross into Texas from Mexico, according to new numbers released by the Laredo Sector Border Patrol.

The agency confirmed two more groups of people from Bangladesh were apprehended on Monday, including one group of four people who were captured after swimming across the Rio Grande.

That brings the total number of Bangladeshi nationals caught trying to cross into the United States at 630 since the start of the year. That is just in the Laredo area alone.

Federal authorities say that is a 300 percent increase from last year.

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