Flood of illegal migrants to the border outpaces last two years with 1.1M expected in fiscal year 2019

Flood of illegal migrants to the border outpaces last two years with 1.1M expected in fiscal year 2019: Federal law enforcement based on the U.S.-Mexico border are expected to encounter 1.1 million people trying to cross illegally by the end of the fiscal year Sept. 30, despite Mexico's assistance stopping migrants on their journey north. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Ron Johnson forecast the 1.1 million figure during a committee hearing Tuesday based off the number of people arrested for illegally entering between border crossings and those who presented at ports of entry but were deemed ineligible for admittance. See original work for more on this and other stories.