Border Patrol issues warning following 9 migrant deaths, asks migrants to 'please avoid crossing illegally'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : In August, CBP said its agents discovered bodies of more than 200 migrants in the Del Rio sector this fiscal year.
57% : CBP said it makes more than 200,000 encounters each month with more than 500,000 migrants slipping through immigration enforcement efforts this fiscal year.
44% :On Saturday, CBP said a ninth individual had died after a large group of migrants attempted to cross the Rio Grande earlier in the week.
42% : "Despite these adverse conditions, U.S. Border Patrol, Del Rio Sector continues to encounter more than 100+, 200+ attempting to cross the Rio Grande daily.
39% : The recent weather patterns have caused at least nine deaths and the Border Patrol is asking migrants to refrain from crossing "in an effort to prevent further loss of life."

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