Axios & WaPo: the Mysterious Drop in Illegal Migration & Fentanyl
By M Dowling -July 19, 20251
Axios article: Illegal border crossings hit decades-low amid Trump hardline crackdown
Axios says the reason may be: The data suggest that President Trump’s hardline immigration approach — especially along the U.S.-Mexico border — may be achieving its goal, even as the administration has not stopped all noncitizens without papers from entry.
However, they read it differently between the lines.
Between the lines: No one knows precisely why migrant traffic along the U.S.-Mexico border has fallen so much, but immigration experts tell Axios that it’s likely because migrants and smuggling networks are waiting to see how Trump’s enforcement actions play out.
The Washington Post article: The mysterious drop in fentanyl seizures on the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. officials are confronting a new and puzzling reality at the Mexican border….
https://www.independentsentinel.com/axios-wapo-the-mysterious-drop-in-illegal-migration-fentanyl/
