MCALLEN – Border Patrol agents apprehended the largest group of migrants encountered this year so far.

Nearly 300 migrants were apprehended near Granjeno.

All were taken into custody and are being processed.

In a statement, the agency says in total, Border Patrol agents arrested more than 1,000 migrants within the last 24 hours.  

KRGV’s Christian von Preysing has the details.

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