U.S. Customs and Border Patrol reports illegal border crossings were down in July, marking the second straight month of declines. Still, crossings remain high. U.S. authorities stopped migrants 199,976 times in July.
PUBLISHED 11:07 AM CDT Aug. 16, 2022Fewer migrants were stopped attempting to cross the border from Mexico into the U.S. in July of this year, but those stops still remain high.U.S. Customs and Border Patrol reports illegal border crossings were down in July, marking the second straight month of declines
Del Rio, Texas, was again the busiest corridor for illegal crossings among the Border Patrol’s nine sectors on the Mexico border, with agents stopping migrants 49,563 times in JulyIt’s the second straight month of declines. “While the encounter numbers remain high, this is a positive trend and the first two-month drop since October 2021,” said CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus. “In May, CBP launched a digital advertising campaign to dissuade irregular migration by targeting the lies smugglers use to lure the vulnerable into a dangerous journey that often ends in removal or death.
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