United States-Mexico border arrests have decreased by about 30% in July, reaching a new low for President Joe Biden’s administration, U.S. authorities announced. The U.S. Border Patrol is expected to arrest migrants approximately 57,000 times this month, down from 83,536 in June, marking the lowest monthly tally since September 2020.
Border arrests had already fallen significantly from a record-high of 250,000 in December, partly due to increased Mexican enforcement. The decline accelerated after the Biden administration invoked a temporary asylum suspension on June 5. This policy, aimed at controlling the border, denies asylum to anyone crossing illegally, with exceptions for unaccompanied children and those seeking asylum-like protection under the United Nations Convention Against Torture.
The asylum suspension will be lifted if daily arrests drop below 1,500 over a seven-day average, a threshold Customs and Border Protection officials are preparing for with current arrests hovering between 1,600 to 1,700 per day. The suspension would be reinstated if arrests average 2,500 daily over seven days.
The Department of Homeland Security recently stated that arrests had dropped 55% since the asylum restrictions took effect. San Diego and Tucson, Arizona, remain the busiest corridors for illegal crossings. The most significant declines have been among nationalities easiest to deport, including Mexicans, with fewer arrivals from countries like China due to new travel restrictions.
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