Border Apprehensions Drop Again, but Impact of Crisis Felt in the Interior
By Jennifer G. Hickey | FAIR Take | December 2019
There was positive news this week when Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported border apprehensions declined in November, which represents the sixth straight month. Defying the seasonal increases witnessed in recent years, apprehensions have actually fallen by 70 percent since the border crisis peaked in May. The critical caveat to the downward trend in apprehensions is that while they are an indication of falling illegal migration, the statistics do not capture the number of illegal aliens who evade detention or arrest.
According to acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan, a combination of initiatives aimed specifically at deterring the family unit migration that was driving the surge, a tightening of asylum loopholes and agreements secured with Mexico and Northern Triangle nations were key to making progress in countering the illegal alien surge.
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/illegal-immigration/border-apprehensions-drop-again-impact-crisis-felt-interior
