U.S. Border Patrol boats ride the Rio Grande by the McAllen pump in Hidalgo, County, Texas, Thursday, July 24, 2014. It is part of the Rio Grande Sector, an area that has seen an increase of unaccompanied minor Central American immigrants crossing in recent months. According to sector Chief Border Patrol Agent Kevin W. Oaks, his sector currently has 3,234 agents, and 191 support staff. In the past 18 months, they have added 500 new agents, and will add roughly 300 more through the end of this year.
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