Border Numbers Drop Amid Heat, Mexico Crackdown

Mexican police and military personnel guard the outside of an old factory where around 1,800 Central American migrants are being held in Piedras Negras, Mexico, on Feb. 8, 2019. The majority of the migrants are hoping to get into the United States and claim asylum. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—Homeland Security officials said July 9 there was a 28 percent drop in the number of migrants encountered by Customs and Border Protection last month, amid a crackdown on migrants by Mexico.

There were 104,344 people encountered in June, down from 144,278 the month before. Homeland Security officials said the numbers of single adults, families, and unaccompanied minors encountered at the border had all declined but didn’t immediately give a breakdown. The tally includes apprehensions between ports of entry as well as people who were deemed “inadmissible” by Customs officers.