Last Update: 10/01/2006 2:33:15 PM
By: Associated Press

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Border Patrol agents in New Mexico and part of West Texas captured more than 121,000 illegal immigrants in the past year.

Agency figures aren’t complete for the fiscal year that ended Saturday, Sept. 30.

But figures so far indicate the number taken into custody in the El Paso Border Patrol sector over the past 12 months is about the same as the year before.

As of Thursday, 121,853 illegal immigrants had been caught — only 43 fewer than last year.

The Border Patrol expects final numbers on Monday.

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