The acting Customs and Border Protection commissioner attributed the decrease in arrests at the border to the Trump administration’s efforts to work with Mexico and Guatemala to help stem the flow of migrants attempting to enter the U.S.
WASHINGTON—The number of people apprehended while illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border dropped in July, according to new statistics released by the Trump administration on Thursday.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said they arrested 71,999 people at the border between official entry points last month, a nearly 25% decrease from June, when 94,908 people were apprehended. Officials said 42,566 people were traveling in families and an additional 5,561 were unaccompanied children in July.
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