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More than 408,000 illegal immigrants were detained on the Mexican border last year - up from about 331,000 - but the number of Mexicans trying to get into the U.S. has gone down.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the 24 percent rise was due to the increasing number of Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
The number of unaccompanied children illegally entering the United States across the border also jumped by 49 percent.
Read more: Illegal immigration in the US soars by 24% with over 400,000 people stopped at the border | Daily Mail Online
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the 24 percent rise was due to the increasing number of Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
The number of unaccompanied children illegally entering the United States across the border also jumped by 49 percent.
Read more: Illegal immigration in the US soars by 24% with over 400,000 people stopped at the border | Daily Mail Online
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