Border Patrol agents continue to encounter large groups of people illegally crossing from Mexico into South Texas, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announcing a more than 100 percent month-over-month increase in February in two categories of illegal aliens—family units and unaccompanied minors. CBP said in a March 17 release that border agents apprehended four large groups between Monday and Wednesday, which followed an earlier announcement of two large groups of illegal aliens crossing the border into the United States over the weekend. On Saturday morning, agents responded to a report of a large group of illegal aliens near Las Lomas, Texas, apprehending a total of 134 people. CBP said that 128 family members were identified within that group, which consisted of nationals from Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. Hours later, agents were notified of another large group of illegal aliens crossing near La Grulla, Texas. That group of 113 …