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More Than 3,100 Migrants Found With Fake Documents In Past Year, Federal Agents Say

The Trump administration says migrants are gaming the asylum system to gain entry into the U.S. Border agents say they're encountering more "fake families" among Central American migrants.
Tekandi Paniagua, Guatemalan consul in Del Rio, Texas, says the price for fake documents ranges from $200 to $700. He says it's an additional service provided by organizations that work for human smugglers.

Immigration agents say they have identified more than 3,100 migrants over the past year making fraudulent claims about their age or family relationships after crossing the southern border.

This includes migrants who claim to be children, but who are actually 18 or older, as well as adults who falsely claim to be

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