CBP Reports Significant Decrease in Illegal Immigrant Encounters Amid Stricter Asylum Rules

CBP Reports Significant Decrease in Illegal Immigrant Encounters Amid Stricter Asylum Rules
An armed U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent stands watch at the border fence next to the beach in Tijuana, at the Border State Park in San Diego, Calif., on Nov. 16, 2018. Mike Blake/File Photo/Reuters
Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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Total encounters with illegal immigrants along the Southwest border in June fell to the lowest level in more than two years, dropping nearly a third from the previous month, according to newly released data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB).

Total encounters, including those who presented at ports of entry with or without a CBP One appointment, were 144,607, marking a 30 percent decrease from the previous month, and represents the lowest monthly number since February 2021.

Savannah Hulsey Pointer
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Savannah Pointer is a politics reporter for The Epoch Times. She can be reached at [email protected]
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