Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico rose slightly in August, authorities said Monday, ending a stretch of five straight months of declines and signaling that flows may be leveling off.  The Border Patrol made 58,038 arrests on the Mexican border during the month, hovering near four-year lows but up 2.9% from 56,399 in July, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico rose slightly in August, authorities said Monday, ending a stretch of five straight months of declines and signaling that flows may be leveling off.  The Border Patrol made 58,038 arrests on the Mexican border during the month, hovering near four-year lows but up 2.9% from 56,399 in July, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The total was in line with preliminary esti…

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US officials on Monday touted another month of low border crossings, citing recent executive action curbing asylum access at the US southern border, even as former President Donald Trump levels campaign attacks over the Biden administration’s handling of border security.

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By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — US officials on Monday touted another month of low border crossings, citing recent executive action curbing asylum access at the US southern border, even as former President Donald Trump levels campaign attacks over the Biden administration’s handling of border security. Immigration and border security remain among the top issues for voters, and Trump has made them a cornerstone of his campaign, pinning blame on…

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Arrests at the southern border ticked up last month for the first time since the rollout of a new Biden administration policy limiting access to asylum. The Border Patrol made about 58,000 arrests between ports of entry in August, a figure that hovers near all-time lows but is also a 3 percent jump over the…

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The number of migrants arrested in August after attempting to enter the United States from Mexico remained at the lowest levels seen since the Trump administration following a turnaround after three years of record-high border crossings. Last month, Border Patrol agents across the southern border apprehended just over 58,000 people who crossed into the country illegally, slightly up from 56,399 in July, according to U.S. Customs and Border Prote…

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Illegal border crossings remained low in August

Apprehensions of illegal immigrants at the U.S. southern border rose to 107,503 in August, up from 104,101 in July, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Border Patrol arrested 58,038 illegal immigrants between ports of entry along the southwest border in August, compared to 56,399 the previous month. However, it marks a 68 percent drop from the 181,054 arrests made in August 2023, CBP data show.
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) -- U.S. Border Patrol arrests along the Southwest border rose slightly from July to August but remained among the Biden administration's lowest. According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data released Monday afternoon, border agents had 58,038 encounters between ports of entry in August, up from 56,399 in July. Border arrests between ports of entry along the Southwest border in Fiscal Year 2024. (CBP)  Border…

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(CNN) — US officials on Monday touted another month of low border crossings, citing recent executive action curbing asylum access at the US southern border, even as former President Donald Trump levels campaign attacks over the Biden administration’s handling of…

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