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Experts: Illegal Immigration Lull at Southwest Border Likely Temporary

Even with lower numbers, 2024 will have had more illegal immigration than most years in U.S. history.
Experts: Illegal Immigration Lull at Southwest Border Likely Temporary
A Mexican immigration official waits as migrants with U.S.-approved parole authority wait to board his van ready to cross into the United States via a port of entry. Courtesy of Todd Bensman/Center for Immigration Studies
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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The number of immigrants illegally entering the United States is down at least temporarily because of deals cut with the United States’ southern neighbors and other measures, according to experts, but the crisis is far from over.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) numbers showed 205,000 illegal immigrant encounters in June, slightly lower than the 208,000 in June of 2021 after President Joe Biden took office.
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.