The feds on Tuesday revealed that 103,492 asylum seekers and other undocumented immigrants were apprehended at the southern border in March — more than double the number last March and an increase of more than 26,000 from February.
Customs and Border Protection officials had predicted that the number would hit triple figures because of the huge surge of desperate Central American families seeking asylum in the US.
They also said the number could continue to rise as the weather warms and more people are willing to risk the perilous trek through Mexico.
President Trump has railed against the rising numbers and is searching for ways to stanch the flow.
He’s threatened to close the border down if Mexico doesn’t act to prevent undocumented immigrants from seeking asylum in the US, which they are entitled to do by law.