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- CBP: Arrests of migrants illegally entering U.S. plummet in June (newsbreak.com)
On July 15, it was reported that the number of migrant arrests at the U.S. southern border has seen a significant decrease of nearly 30% last month, the lowest since President Joe Biden took office. Data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) indicated that there were 83,536 detentions between ports of entry in June, down from May and the fewest since January 2021.
This downturn in arrests coincides with President Biden’s early June proclamation, which prohibits entry of migrants at the southern border if the daily average exceeds 2,500 over a seven-day period. This measure has evidently had a substantial effect, contributing not only to the monthly reduction but also to a more than 50% decrease in the average number of daily encounters, and it has doubled the rate at which noncitizens are removed from border patrol custody, according to Troy Miller, CBP’s senior official acting as commissioner.
Miller also highlighted that the daily encounters have now fallen below 1,900. He reiterated the ongoing efforts to collaborate with international allies to combat the criminal organizations that exploit human lives for profit.
Since the implementation of this rule on June 5, the Department of Homeland Security has conducted over 150 international flights, repatriating more than 70,000 individuals to more than 170 countries, including a notable repatriation flight to China earlier this month—the first since 2018.
Despite these measures reducing the numbers at the border, President Biden has faced ongoing criticism from Republicans about his border policies, particularly amid record-high detentions in December. His strategies aimed at managing the border issue have also drawn scrutiny from human rights groups and some members of his own Democratic Party.
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- CBP: Arrests of migrants illegally entering U.S. plummet in June (newsbreak.com)