Apprehensions of people crossing the border illegally are on the rise after years of decline

The number of people apprehended along the Southwest border is rising for a second fiscal year after an eight-year decline. 

As of April 2, 192,298 people have been detained this fiscal year, compared with 170,223 during the same period last year, unofficial data shows. 

The fiscal year runs from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.

Apprehensions in the Tucson Sector - the busiest section of the border - are down 1 percent so far this year to 64,514. But the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, arrests are up 53 percent to 59,147. Apprehensions are used as an indicator of how many people are crossing into the United States. 

Most of the recent growth in apprehensions is due to more Central Americans attempting to cross, unofficial data shows.

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