Storage containers are being used to fill gaps along the border in Yuma, Arizona. Credit: Doug Ducey/Twitter //

That took……. 3 days: //

In the fiscal year 2022, the Yuma sector has seen 259,895 migrant encounters, according to Customs and Border Patrol data. This high figure is reflective of a broader trend across the Southwest, which has had 1.8 million encounters in total since September 2021, surpassing the previous fiscal year.