Border Apprehensions Significantly Down Since Trump Took Office
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Alex Pfeiffer
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9:25 PM 03/08/2017
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Border apprehensions have been nearly halved since President Donald Trump took office, according to government figures released Wednesday.
“The drop in apprehensions shows a marked change in trends,” Security of Homeland Security John Kelly said in a statement. The Customs and Border Protection figures show that apprehensions dropped 40 percent between January and February.
“This change in the trend line is especially significant because CBP historically sees a 10-20 percent increase in apprehensions of illegal immigrations from January to February,” Kelly said. The drop from January to February was from 31,578 apprehensions to 18,762 apprehensions.
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