US EditionBorder arrests plunge 29% in June to the lowest of Biden’s presidency as asylum halt takes hold
- Border arrests from Mexico decreased by 29% in June, the lowest during Biden's presidency.
- A daily average arrests fell over 50% by June's end since asylum processing pause announcement.
- Prior to that, arrests had halved from December due to enhanced Mexican enforcement, as per U.S. officials.
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The bureaucratic wall works. Arrests on the border with Mexico for illegally crossing fell 29% in June, from 118,000 the previous month to 83,000, the lowest number during Joe Biden's presidency, according to a report released Monday by the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP). The report is the first official statistical evidence, after comments from officials and the president himself in recent weeks, of the impact of the new and strict …
U.S. arrests of immigrants at the southern border fell 29% in June, reaching the lowest monthly total since Biden's presidency began. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released these statistics, attributing the drop to the new rules that temporarily suspend asylum rights. Benefits of Biden's asylum policy In June, border detentions fell to 83,536 from 117,901 in May, the lowest since January 2021, according to CBP. The average weekly …
Border arrests at lowest point in Biden presidency
Arrests at the U.S.-Mexico border fell by nearly 30 percent in June to the lowest level during President Biden’s administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Monday, as the president’s asylum restrictions took effect. About 83,000 people were arrested at the border in June, CBP said, down from about 118,000 in May and the…
Migrant crossings at U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego dip with Biden order
The number of migrant encounters in the San Diego sector dropped 21 percent in June compared to the previous month, which officials attributed in part to a presidential order limiting asylum during periods of heavy illegal border crossings. Still, with more than 25,000 encounters last month, the San Diego sector was again the busiest corridor along the U.S.-Mexico border, followed by the Tucson sector with more than 22,000, according to the late…
Under new Biden asylum policy, border arrests down 29%
A seven-day average of daily arrests fell more than half by the end of June from Biden's announcement on June 4 that asylum processing would be halted when daily arrests reach 2,500, which they did immediately, said Troy Miller, acting Customs and Border Protection commissioner.
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