US border migrant crossings fall for fifth month in a row

The number of unlawful crossings by migrants at the US southern border has decreased for the fifth consecutive month, according to official data. In July, US Border Patrol agents apprehended approximately 57,000 migrants, the lowest number recorded since September 2020. This is a significant drop from December, when around 250,000 migrants were caught crossing the border.

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President Joe Biden’s administration attributes this decline to recent measures aimed at curbing illegal immigration, a significant political issue for the Democrats in an election year. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas stated in a CBS interview that the decrease is “the product of a number of actions this administration has taken.”

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One such action is an executive order signed by President Biden last month, allowing US immigration officials to deport migrants without processing their asylum claims. This measure, described as one of the most restrictive border policies by a Democratic president in recent history, has faced criticism from left-wing members of the party. However, Biden defended the executive order, stating that it would “help us gain control of our border” and that “doing nothing is not an option.”

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Data indicates that the number of migrants stopped at the US-Mexico border had been declining even before the executive order. Border Patrol recorded 141,000 apprehensions in February, 137,000 in March, 129,000 in April, 118,000 in May, and 84,000 in June. These figures exclude official border crossings, where the Biden administration has been processing around 1,500 migrants daily through a smartphone app that schedules appointments with US border agents.

Mexican officials have also been working to reduce illegal migration by preventing people from attempting to cross into the US. The southern border has been a contentious issue for the Biden administration as the November election approaches. Republicans and their presidential nominee, Donald Trump, have repeatedly criticized Biden, with Trump claiming last month that the president had “surrendered our southern border.” In response, Biden accused the Trump camp of an “extremely cynical political move” for pushing Republican politicians to block a proposed border plan in Congress earlier this year.

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