The Mexican government announced on Sept. 6 that the flow of migrants arriving at its border with the United States had fallen by 56 percent since May, saying that it believes its strategy to curb illegal immigration is enough to avert President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs on Mexican goods.
Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard, citing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data, said at a news conference that the number of illegal immigrants apprehended in August was 63,989, which is down from 144,266 in May. The numbers also included people who presented themselves at U.S. ports of entry and were deemed inadmissible.
