The number of arrests by border agents of migrants who crossed the southern border illegally in July is expected to fall under 60,000, according to three people with knowledge of the data, a precipitous drop from the record numbers of crossings that plagued the Biden administration just months ago.
The July arrest numbers are set to represent the lowest monthly apprehensions under the Biden administration.
The previous low came in January 2021, the month President Biden assumed office, when around 75,000 migrant apprehensions were made at the border.
The plunge in arrests — border agents made around 250,000 in December alone — comes after the Biden administration imposed sweeping restrictions on asylum at the southern border in June for migrants who cross illegally in an effort to deter them from making the journey to the United States.
The changes suspended longtime guarantees that gave anyone who stepped onto U.S. soil the right to seek a safe haven, allowing border officials to more quickly return migrants to their home countries or Mexico.
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Stories like this are deliberately misleading. Border crossings always decline during summer months. The 60K figure does not include the tens of thousands who continue to enter thru ports of entry and fly directly into the U.S. using the CBP One app, with little to no screening.
@9RWG92H2yrs2Y
Whether or not it is statistically proven that Biden did not arrest a lot of migrants in July, immigration should generally be reduced.
@ThrushAmeliaRepublican2yrs2Y
So they're letting in 30% more "got aways"-got it.
Because they are flying them in and escorting them in! Did you hear about the new government app to get them across the boarder without being arrested?
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
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