are partially responsible for the sharp drop in border crossings since the end of Title 42, which was expected to trigger a massive spike in migrants. "I think that message is resonating with migrants," he said.
The mass expulsion policy, which the Trump administration enacted in March 2020 on public health grounds, has fueled a higher-than-usual rate of repeat border crossings, as some migrants have tried to enter the U.S. unlawfully more than once after being expelled. In September, for example, 2...
The timing of the release of the November border numbers, on the Friday before Christmas, irked some Republicans who have been critical of the way the Biden administration has handled the issue of immigration. “November had the most illegal border crossings ever for the month with 233,740 know...
MORE: Biden moves to relieve strain of child border crossings There are now 4,276 children in custody, up from about 3,400 earlier in the week. It is a 25% increase, which sources tell ABC News is troubling and could lead to the kind of environment last seen during the 2018-2019 su...
according toCBP records. Unauthorized migrants encountered by CBP in the border region are arrested and detained for processing. So far this year, the majority have been expelled under Title 42, a decades-old section of the public health code implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, but ...
Migrant arrests have reached record levels under Biden, but overall unlawful border crossings were likely higher in the early- and mid-2000s.
Nuñez-Neto said the increase in formal deportations, and migrants' awareness of the stricter consequences for illegal entry, are partially responsible for the sharp drop in border crossings since the end of Title 42, which was expected to trigger a massive spike in migrants. "I think that ...
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 o
Overall, the Border Patrol had 168,195 encounters with migrants on the southern border in March, its busiest month since March 2001, when it counted 170,580 arrests. The numbers aren’t entirely comparable because more than half of last month’s encounters resulted in expulsions under pan...
Meanwhile, thousands of migrants are sheltering under and around the International Bridge in the border town of Del Rio, Texas, according to local officials. The vast majority of the estimated 12,000 migrants at the bridge on Friday were Haitian, said Val Verde County Judge Lewis Owens, who ...